Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In Italian cooking, fresh basil is not decoration. It is not just something you sprinkle on top at the last second to make a plate look pretty. Basil is the soul of the dish, and when it’s missing or replaced with the dried version, you feel it immediately, even if you can’t quite explain why.
Many people believe dried basil is “close enough.” After all, basil is basil, right? Unfortunately, no. Using dried basil instead of fresh is like listening to your favourite song with the volume turned all the way down. The notes are there, but the emotion is gone.
Once you understand what fresh basil actually brings to a dish, you will never treat it as optional again.
💯 Follow this link to read and print the written recipe:
vincenzosplate.com/fresh-basil
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⏱️⏱️TIMECODES⏱️⏱️
0:00 Introduction to How Basil Changes Everything
0:54 Why Fresh Basil Smells and Tastes Different
1:24 The Biggest Mistake People Make with Basil
3:24 When and How to Add Basil Properly
4:15 The Simple Trick for Using Basil on Pizza
5:42 How to Store Fresh Basil Correctly
6:04 Why Basil Matters More Than You Think
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🎬 #VincenzosPlate is a YouTube channel with a focus on cooking, determined to teach the world, one video recipe at a time that you don’t need to be a professional chef to impress friends, family and yourself with mouth-watering #ItalianFoodRecipes right out of your very own kitchen whilst having a laugh (and a glass of vino!).
In Italian cooking, fresh basil is not decoration. It is not just something you sprinkle on top at the last second to make a plate look pretty. Basil is the soul of the dish, and when it’s missing or replaced with the dried version, you feel it immediately, even if you can’t quite explain why.
Many people believe dried basil is “close enough.” After all, basil is basil, right? Unfortunately, no. Using dried basil instead of fresh is like listening to your favourite song with the volume turned all the way down. The notes are there, but the emotion is gone.
Once you understand what fresh basil actually brings to a dish, you will never treat it as optional again.
💯 Follow this link to read and print the written recipe:
vincenzosplate.com/fresh-basil
==========================================
Introducing My First Cookbook: "Authentic Italian" which You can order it Now on Amazon and Selected Bookstores👉 vincenzosplate.com/authentic-italian-cookbook
==========================================
👨🍳🧑🍳Join Vincenzo's Plate Italian Cooking Academy and Became an Italian Food Ambassador: academy.vincenzosplate.com/cooking-academy
📺SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (IT’S FREEEEEE ;-) bit.ly/SubscribeToMyYOUTUBEchannel
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCcsSowAamCLJv-xeF9geXoA/join
🕴Here is the link to Buy my Merch (and the No Pineapple on Pizza T-shirt): vincenzosplatestore.com
📖Share it with your FOODIE friends on FACEBOOK
🍝Check out my website to get more recipes vincenzosplate.com
🌍Join my Small Group Private Italian Tour and discover the secret gems of Italy with me. Check out the itinerary and make sure you book asap (Only 10 spots available) vincenzosplate.com/italian-tour
📖LIKE Vincenzo’s Plate ON FACEBOOK facebook.com/vincenzosplate
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✔LIKE, SHARE and COMMENT on my videos please. It really means a lot to me.
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⏱️⏱️TIMECODES⏱️⏱️
0:00 Introduction to How Basil Changes Everything
0:54 Why Fresh Basil Smells and Tastes Different
1:24 The Biggest Mistake People Make with Basil
3:24 When and How to Add Basil Properly
4:15 The Simple Trick for Using Basil on Pizza
5:42 How to Store Fresh Basil Correctly
6:04 Why Basil Matters More Than You Think
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🎬 #VincenzosPlate is a YouTube channel with a focus on cooking, determined to teach the world, one video recipe at a time that you don’t need to be a professional chef to impress friends, family and yourself with mouth-watering #ItalianFoodRecipes right out of your very own kitchen whilst having a laugh (and a glass of vino!).
