Phad kra prao is a traditional food and very popular in Thailand. This is partly because the food is simple and delicious. Basil has been in Thailand for very long time. Basil is a type of vegetable which was used as ingredient some soup and some medicine. But the basil has pungent aroma and is spicy. Thai people not eat the herb directly like other vegetable. In cooking, it was used to add smell. For example, when most popular think of Thailand basil, I tend to think of a menu or list of popular foods that is fried basil from basil chicken, pork, beef which are consider as the most popular items. I remember the pungent smell of fried basil fills many restaurant.