Star anise vs. anise seed: What's the difference? Both spices bear the word "anise" in their name and have a licorice-like flavor, but the similarities stop there. In fact, star anise and anise ...

Here, with the help of experts, I reveal everything you need to know about growing anise, from what light levels it requires ...

I love the intense, licorice-y flavour of aniseed, although it’s not a spice everyone appreciates. To me, it seems a little old-fashioned, perhaps because of the vintage-looking packaging of ...

Star anise is a striking spice, both in appearance and taste. In Cantonese, it is called bat gok (eight angles, or corners), although it sometimes has more or fewer than eight points making up the ...

Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Put the flour in a large bowl. Add the salt, baking powder, anise seeds, honey and butter. Mix thoroughly, then start slowly adding 175ml/6fl oz water ...

is the star anise, which gives the dish a warming ... To serve, put some crème fraîche into a small bowl and top with some pomegranate seeds. Serve alongside the crumble.

Nitro-Arc has a perfect concoction of sugar cubes, rye whisky, cognac and bitter muddled together with a kahlua mixture. Garnished with star anise seed this is one cocktail you will always come back ...