How to Eat Basil Seeds

Make a basil seed drink

In fact, basil seeds can be brewed directly with water. We can brew basil seeds with warm water. Be careful not to let the water temperature exceed 60 degrees, otherwise it will destroy the nutritional components of basil seeds. We can also brew it directly with cold water. Generally, it is best for us to drink basil seed water between one hour and half an hour before meals, which is better for health. If you feel that basil seeds have no taste when brewed with boiled water, you can also use other beverages such as orange juice to brew basil seeds together, which will taste better.

Make basil seed dessert

We can also spend a little more time and make basil seeds into Cantonese-style sweet soup. We first need to prepare auxiliary ingredients such as white fungus, wolfberry, rock sugar, and basil seeds are of course indispensable. Soak the basil seeds in water, then add white fungus and rock sugar to the water and boil, then continue to add wolfberry. After a while, add basil seeds, continue to boil for a while and then you can serve it. This dessert is very simple to make and can be easily made at home. It tastes delicious as well. It not only satisfies our appetite but also allows us to absorb the beneficial ingredients of basil seeds. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.