Don't worry, you can still get fresh basil here in the US and whirl together your favorite herb sauce.
However, if you're looking for authentic pesto, the kind made from basil grown under the Genoa sun, then you're facing increased prices or even shortages of the stuff. The area of northern Italy was destroyed by unseasonable hailstorms, leaving 35 producers affected and about $6.5 million of damages in its wake. I guess you'd expect that from hailstones "the size of tennis balls."
18-22-2006 @ 11:57PM
We should send them some of our basil, but I think
it would pale in comparison to their Mediterranean
sun-kissed version. It simply wouldn't be the same for them.
Drying fruit is easy, mostly hands-off and yields a sweet and healthy snack.
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