Product Description
PURPOSE
WHAT IS IT?
Star anise isn’t really anise. It’s a medium-sized fruit from an evergreen tree in the magnolia family. It is milder, and a more mellow aromatic anise flavor than the seed, which is much stronger, and more pungent. It’s popular in a lot of Asian spice blends and stocks, but the rough cut is applicable to dense, big spice blends and other integrated uses, not stocks.
Unless you’re doing a lot of mixing of blends, it’s better to get the whole and grind it yourself, as needed. You can control the consistency of the grind with a spice mill or a mortar/pestle much better.
EXPERIENCE
Star anise contains anethole, the essential oil that gives off that licorice, taste. The flavor is warm, floral, and slightly sweet.
CULINARY GEOGRAPHY
TRADITIONAL USES
- Chinese Five-Spice powder;
- Vietnamese Pho;
- Biryani;
- Masala chai
IMPROVISATIONAL ‘RIFFS’
- Balinese BBQ Rub - American rub with Bali bite!
- Jazz Chef Cranberry Sauce
- Tomato Okra Black-Eyed Pea Stew with Star Anise and Thyme
- Jinan Jerk Pork
THE BACKSTORY
Star anise is an ancient spice, widely distributed as part of the global spice trade. It arrived in Europe during the 17th century. There, the oil was extracted by a steam process, and used for candies, syrups, sweet drinks, and to temper the taste of medicines.
90% of the crop today isn’t used culinarily. It’s a key ingredient in the manufacture of Tamiflu.
HEALTH WARNING
Consume only the seeds from China/Vietnam, or regions OTHER THAN Japan.
The Japanese star anise is toxic. It can be burned, for incense, but not taken internally.
AKA
- Afrikaans: Steranys (growf gekap)
- Albanian: Anise yll (i prerë trashë)
- Arabic: يانسون نجمي (مقطع خشن)
- Armenian: Աստղանիսոն (կոպիտ կտրատված)
- Azerbaijani: Ulduz anis (iri doğranmış)
- Basque: Anis izarra (zatitu lodia)
- Belarusian: Бадзян (буйна здробнены)
- Bengali: তারা মৌরি (মোটা কাটা)
- Bosnian: Zvjezdasti anis (grubo sjeckan)
- Bulgarian: Звезден анасон (едро нарязан)
- Catalan: Anís estrellat (tall gruixut)
- Chinese (Simplified): 八角（粗切）
- Chinese (Traditional): 八角（粗切）
- Croatian: Zvjezdasti anis (grubo sjeckan)
- Czech: Badyán (hrubě drcený)
- Danish: Stjerneanis (groft hakket)
- Dutch: Steranijs (grof gesneden)
- English: Star Anise (Rough Cut)
- Estonian: Tähtaniis (jämedalt hakitud)
- Filipino (Tagalog): Star anise (magaspang na hiwa)
- Finnish: Tähtianis (karkeasti leikattu)
- French: Badiane (coupée grossièrement)
- Galician: Anís estrelado (corte groso)
- Georgian: ვარსკვლავის ანისი (უხეშად დაჭრილი)
- German: Sternanis (grob geschnitten)
- Greek: Αστεροειδής γλυκάνισος (χοντροκομμένος)
- Gujarati: સ્ટાર એનિસ (મોટા કાપેલા)
- Haitian Creole: Anis zetwal (koupe gra)
- Hebrew: אניס כוכבי (חתוך גס)
- Hindi: चक्र फूल (मोटा कटा हुआ)
- Hungarian: Csillagánizs (durvára vágott)
- Icelandic: Stjörnuanís (gróft saxað)
- Indonesian: Pekak (potongan kasar)
- Irish: Ainís réalta (gearrtha go garbh)
- Italian: Anice stellato (taglio grosso)
- Japanese: 八角（粗切り）
- Kannada: ಸ್ಟಾರ್ ಅನೀಸ್ (ಮೊತ್ತದಾಗಿ ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿದ)
- Kazakh: Жұлдыз анис (ірі туралған)
- Khmer: អានីសផ្កាយ (កាត់ធំៗ)
- Korean: 팔각 (거칠게 자른)
- Kurdish: Anîsa stêrkî (birîna diran)
- Lao: ອານີດດາວ (ຕັດຫຍາບ)
- Latvian: Zvaigžņu anīss (rupji griezts)
- Lithuanian: Žvaigždinis anyžius (stambiai pjaustytas)
- Macedonian: Ѕвездест анасон (крупно сечкан)
- Malay: Bunga lawang (potongan kasar)
- Malayalam: സ്റ്റാർ അനീസ് (മോടിയായി അരിഞ്ഞത്)
- Maltese: Anisi stillat (maqtugħ oħxon)
- Maori: Anise whetū (tapahi matotoru)
- Marathi: चक्रफूल (जाड कापलेले)
- Mongolian: Од гоньд (бүдүүн хэрчсэн)
- Nepali: स्टार एनिस (मोटो काटिएको)
- Norwegian: Stjerneanis (grovt kuttet)
- Pashto: ستوری انیس (لوی ټوټې)
- Persian (Farsi): بادیان ستارهای (درشت خرد شده)
- Polish: Anyż gwiazdkowy (grubo krojony)
- Portuguese: Anis-estrelado (corte grosso)
- Punjabi: ਸਟਾਰ ਐਨੀਸ (ਮੋਟਾ ਕਟਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ)
- Romanian: Anason stelat (tăiat grosier)
- Russian: Бадьян (крупно нарезанный)
- Serbian: Звездасти анис (крупно сечен)
- Sinhala: ස්ටාර් අනීස් (මෝටා කපන ලද)
- Slovak: Badián (hrubo krájaný)
- Slovenian: Zvezdasti janež (grobo narezan)
- Somali: Xidig anise (jar jaran weyn)
- Spanish: Anís estrellado (corte grueso)
- Swahili: Anise ya nyota (vipande vikubwa)
- Swedish: Stjärnanis (grovt skuren)
- Tamil: ஸ்டார் அனீஸ் (மோட்டாக நறுக்கியது)
- Telugu: స్టార్ అనీస్ (మోటగా తరిగినది)
- Thai: โป๊ยกั๊ก (หั่นหยาบ)
- Turkish: Yıldız anason (iri kesilmiş)
- Ukrainian: Бадьян (грубо нарізаний)
- Urdu: ستارہ سونف (موٹا کٹا ہوا)
- Uzbek: Yulduzsimon anis (yirik kesilgan)
- Vietnamese: Hoa hồi (cắt thô)
- Welsh: Anis seren (toriad bras)
- Xhosa: I-anise yenkanyezi (inqunyulwe kakuhle)
- Yiddish: שטערן אַניס (גראָב געשניטן)
- Yoruba: Anisi irawọ (ge ge nla)
- Zulu: I-anise yenkanyezi (oqoshiwe ngokukhudlwana)
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