Star Anise

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Published 1994

About

Illicium verum; bunga lawang or adas Cina. This South Chinese spice is used in Indonesia mainly in dishes that show strong Chinese influence. It is easily obtainable in Oriental shops in the West, and easily recognized by its dry, brown, fragile eight-pointed star.

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