Star anise contains a surprising array of nutrients and has a distinctive sweet taste so makes a great addition to recipes. You should always read the label before consuming or using the product and never rely solely on the information presented here. The little stars which are ground down into this delicious powder are actually part of the fruit of an oriental tree which has strong traditions in Chinese cuisine. great products, superb advice and excellent service - steve is a top man and always helpful, i personally wont go anywhere else for my cooking spices and herbs. Please always read the labels, warnings, and directions provided with the product before using or consuming a product.

We recommend that you do not rely solely on the information presented here and that you always read labels, warnings, and directions before using or consuming a product. You can earn extra points during special promotions or by referring friends from your account dashboard. This tradition of serving cake at the end of festivities is the basis for the tradition of serving cake at weddings. It is worth adding ground anise to cakes and homemade sweets, mixing it with the remaining ingredients. In the event of any safety concerns or for any other information about a product please carefully read any instructions provided on the label or packaging and contact the manufacturer.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Information and statements about products are not intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition. Pickling and preserving: Ground aniseed can be added to pickling brines or used in preserving fruits and vegetables. Had a light bulb moment when now using more star anise in salads, curries, pies etc, that perhaps there is a ground powder already out there rather than me either grinding it myself or using the whole spice and forgetting to tell people to watch out for them!

The fruit is picked before it ripens and then dried, this is when it curls and tightens into small brown star shaped pieces. Sprinkle on to meat and veg prior to roasting or add to sauces, soups, marinades, and salad dressing or use as a dry marinade for prawns, white fish, chicken, duck, beef, pork, and veg. This pungent herb is used primarily to flavour drinks, such as Pernod and sweets, like aniseed balls. This fruit of a tree in magnolia family native to China and Vietnam produces tough-skinned, rust-colored fruits that are picked and dried before ripening. The star anise, as its full name sounds, is characterized by a sweeter, more delicate flavor than its Far Eastern counterpart.Curiously, anise seems to be very popular with pheasants as we have had a number of enquiries over the years by gamekeepers who add it to their feeds, as well as some fishermen who incorporate it into bait for match fishing. If this spice currently isn’t in your home, then you’re doing convenient cooking, and baking all wrong! While many people think that ground anise is made by crushing the seeds extracted from star anise, they are actually completely different plants.