Usage of "anise" | TermGallery

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Catalan

Spanish

Native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery.

anis

Portuguese

erva-doce

Catalan

anís

Liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors.

erva-doce

Synonyms

Examples for "anise plant"

anise plant
Pimpinella anisum

Examples for "anise plant"

Anisette, a liquor made from the oil of anise -fromseeds of the anise plant. 
 Plague Ship 

Usage of anise in English

It is sometimes flavoured with anise seeds, or topped with sesame seeds. 
 The South African 

Sponge, drop cakes, anise cakes, etc., are better baked on floured pans. 
 The International Jewish Cook Book / 1600 Recipes According to t... 

Roughly pound the star anise and cinnamon with a mortar and pestle. 
 Radio NZ 

Its anise-and-coriander fire numbed her throat enough to let the words free. 
 The bone palace 

Soak the chillis in warm water with the star anise for 30 minutes. 
 The South African 

Sweet cicily and anise are also used for the same purpose. 
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Add the sugar, star anise and lime juice and stir well. 
 The South African 

I've got a lot of fine sugar flavored with anise in my pocket. 
 Andy the Acrobat / Or, Out with the Greatest Show on Earth 

Garnish the loaf top with ½ teaspoon each caraway seeds and anise seeds. 
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Tarragon, with it's sweet anise taste, works very well with the fennel too. 
 The Irish Times 

He smelled lavender and savory, anise and basil, in the garden. 
 Brotherhood of the Wolf 

Press a star anise into the flesh of each, then the chopped tarragon. 
 The Irish Times 

And under that, something musky, bittersweet, like anise and autumn leaves. 
 The bone palace 

The seeds and fruits include pepper, pimento, cardamoms, anise, nutmegs, chillies. 
 The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom / Considered in... 

Lucy uses them for teas-lemonand wild bergamot, chamomile, anise hyssop. 
 The reach of a chef: beyond the kitchen 

Peppermint, anise seed, catnip are effective, but may be harmful if continued long. 
 Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ... 