{"id":10542,"date":"2026-06-04T14:54:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T11:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.manasgarsas.lv\/products\/sweet-basil-seeds\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T14:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T11:54:15","slug":"sweet-basil-seeds","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/manasgarsas.lv\/en\/products\/sweet-basil-seeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet basil seeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sweet basil seeds are small, black seeds with a mild, nutty flavor. When soaked in water for at least 15 minutes, they develop a pleasant jelly-like texture, which is why these seeds are often added to drinks and desserts, such as the milkshake-like dessert <em>falooda<\/em>, popular in India. In South Asia, these seeds are also added to <em>buko pandan <\/em>and <em>halo-halo<\/em>, popular jelly desserts, while in the Middle East they are often added to karkadeh tea, and in North Africa \u2013 to the rice drink <em>horchata<\/em>. Besides drinks and desserts, basil seeds can also be added to salads, soup, yogurt, porridge, and various pastries.   <\/p>\n<p>To add sweet basil seeds to your food, it&#8217;s recommended to soak them in water beforehand. Soaking times vary in different recipes, but most recipes suggest 30 minutes to 2 hours. After draining the water, the seeds can be mixed into the dish or used as a garnish. If you&#8217;re making pastries, the seeds can also be added in ground form.   <\/p>\n<p>Please note: sweet basil seeds are different from holy basil seeds, which are more commonly used in teas and dietary supplements. Holy basil seeds are slightly larger and have a more bitter taste. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sweet basil seeds are small, black seeds with a mild, nutty flavor. When soaked in water for at least 15 minutes, they develop a pleasant jelly-like texture, which is why these seeds are often added to drinks and desserts, such as the milkshake-like dessert falooda, popular in India. In South Asia, these seeds are also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[139,176],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-10542","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-spices","product_cat-superfoods","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-variable"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manasgarsas.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/10542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/manasgarsas.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/manasgarsas.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manasgarsas.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10542"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manasgarsas.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manasgarsas.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manasgarsas.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=10542"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manasgarsas.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=10542"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manasgarsas.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=10542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}