# My new favorite Thai dish

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-thai-dish/983980
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Tags:** food-cooking
**Created:** [May 13, 2023, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-thai-dish/983980 "2023-05-13T12:10:19Z")
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### Author: ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-thai-dish/983980/25 "2023-05-17T13:19:39Z")

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Cool, I found a nursery only a 1/2 hour drive from me that has a bunch of Thai holy basil plants available; I had been concerned I may have to give up my quest and settle for sweet basil.

Now, once I pick up a few plants, I just have to figure out how to protect them against critters. [I’ve had issues in the past with trying to grow basil plants outdoors that were utterly demolished.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ate-our-basil-plant/919149)

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