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Star Anise

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Origin: Guangxi China
Also known as: Chinese anise, badian anise, Siberian anise.
Food partners: Vegetables, Rice, Beef, Pork, Seafood, Fruit preserves
Taste profile: Liquorice | Sweet | Warm
Main flavour compound: Anethole.
Parts used: Seed pods, seeds.
Method of cultivation: The fruits are harvested before they ripen, from late summer through to early winter.
Commercial preparation: The fruits are dried, typically in the sun, until hard and woody and the pods' points have split to expose the seeds.
Non-culinary uses: In soaps, perfumery, and cough mixtures; in Chinese medicine for stomach pain, headaches, and rheumatism.

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