Basil is a dynasty of the vegetation of the Lip flower family. The name "basil" is from Greek origin in which Basileus means king. This can also be seen in the alternative name for basil, namely: kings herb. Basil can hardly survive winter time, but in the livingroom or ... it can.
Salicornia sp. belongs to the family of the Chenopodiaceae (Amaranthaceae) A plant family that holds among it vegetables like spinach, beet. The young green tips are harvested in a very young stage. That's why we call them sometimes sea asparagus. Besides salts (sodium, potassium and calcium) Salicornia accumulates a lot of minor elements (Iron, Iodium, Cupper...) Fresh Salicornia can be eaten raw or quickly fried . The vegetable fits well with fish dishes.
