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  • Most varieties of sweet basil are dominated by flowery and tarragon notes, though the variety used in Genoa to make the classic sauce pesto genovese is apparently dominated by mildly spicy methyleugenol and clove-like eugenol, with no tarragon aroma at all.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • Most varieties of sweet basil are dominated by flowery and tarragon notes, though the variety used in Genoa to make the classic sauce pesto genovese is apparently dominated by mildly spicy methyleugenol and clove-like eugenol, with no tarragon aroma at all.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

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