Anise Biscotti

Port Said’s Italian heritage makes an appearance in these aromatic baked biscotti. The two cultures share an appreciation for delicate anise (yansoon in Arabic), recognizable by its distinctive liquorice flavour and appreciated for its soothing, medicinal properties. The fragrant cookies are often dunked in sweetened tea at breakfast or for an afternoon snack. In Port Said you can buy these cookies by the kilo at local bakeries. These are twice-baked, which gives the cookies a dry an