Re: [CH] Unknown spices, herbs and stuff
Michael Bailes (frgntgar@ozemail.com.au)
Fri, 26 Feb 1999 21:05:19 +1100
At 6:02 PM -0800 22/2/99, Brent Thompson wrote:
>-> Star anise ... It's the seeds that are edible,
>
>I don't know about eating star anise as such, but in cooking, the entire
>seed pod is used, whole or broken. I've seen it whole (or broken) in
>various food preparations, and I'm sure the entire seed pod, seeds, wings
>and all, is ground up when powdered star anise is called for.
I have some star anise plants growing Very attractive plants
Flower is star shaped and smells like the see.
I have never had any seed pods though
Michael Bailes