NOUN
- anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine
- small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant
- small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative
How To Use star anise In A Sentence
- Bring the caster sugar and 500 ml of water to the boil in a medium saucepan, then add the lemon juice, stem ginger, star anise and the vanilla pod.
- Add the chilli flakes, star anise and 2 long strips lemon zest. Times, Sunday Times
- For example, Star Anise, that peculiar spice that looks like a fossilised flower, has really changed my stews, adding an unfamiliar glamour to shin of beef.
- I'd serve this with some fragrant rice - a pilaf or something, jazzed up maybe with some orange peel, cloves, star anise, or a cardamom pod - but remember to take them out before you dish it up.
- Add the star anise, cumin and thyme and some seasoning. Times, Sunday Times
- For a more exotic flavour, it can also be cooked with a few star anise and some cardamom pods. Times, Sunday Times
- Add the cardamom pod and star anise. Times, Sunday Times
- Crush peppercorns, then combine with star anise and green onions.
- The licorice-flavored seeds of the star anise fruit may now be a major weapon against global influenza.
- It had a yummy sauce, flavoured with a lot of fresh ginger and star anise.
