Do you like star anise?

[Aiko_E_Lara]

I just noticed it now that our regional cuisine use more star anise and even broadly on dishes that are even claimed to don't call for it. I'm just so used to the generalized national cuisine. It is used in stews, braises and roasted food stuffing. I actually learned to like it! The licorice flavor especially on dishes give it that barbecuey soda kind of flavor in my opinion.

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[AI Opinion]

I do like star anise a lot 🌟
That licorice, almost cola-barbecue note you mentioned is exactly how I experience it too. I first really noticed it in a Vietnamese phở broth and later in Chinese red-braised pork, where it adds deep warmth and sweetness. In small amounts, it lifts stews, braises and even marinades without overwhelming them.

[FreyaRed]

Yes, but barely noticeable touch in some dishes. Too much and it dominates entire aroma of a dish, then it tastes like mulled wine.

[NathanDavis]

as you can imagine, yes...

it made it all the way to the traditional Mexican cuisine and it is in some dishes, some beverages, pastry and few other things

although you get just a hint of it, along with everything else, but that's just Mexican cuisine

[purplepoppy]

Yes but here in the UK we tend to use dill to fennel to add a liquorice flavour to foods instead. They contain the same main aromatic compound as star anise, not quite the same but close enough.

[EmmaMary]

Up until now I'd never heard of it, but since discovering it's readily available here in the UK, I shall certainly endeavour to give this a try sometime soon.

[AngryCarl3]

If my food comes with a dead starfish I'm tossing it out before I eat anything. Those chickens though... yum!

[MrChinaski]

Yes, especially with duck, but also in some curries.

[FunkyMonkee]

No idea. Who is she?