Description: Large-leafed sweet basil is the variety most commonly used in the kitchen. In Western cooking, basil is a natural companion of tomatoes, whether in salad, sauce, or soup. It adds great flavor to fish and seafood, veal and lamb, and poultry. Basil has an amazing relationship with raspberries, and also works will with corn, cream cheese, eggplant, eggs, lemon, mozzarella cheese, olives, pasta, peas, pizza, potatoes, rice, white beans, and zucchini.