Viet Global Source – Fast and safety way to do business : Star Anise
Using Star Anise in Cooking
Star anise plays a key role in the slow cooked dishes that characterize Eastern Chinese cuisine. Its licorice flavor enhances red cooked dishes, as well as eggs simmered in black tea. Star anise is one of the spices in five-spice powder.Outside of China, star anise is featured in several of Vietnam’s signature dishes, such as Pho Bo soup. It is also the secret ingredient in many Indian stews and curries. Star anise can replace regular anise in western recipes.
Medical Uses of Star Anise
In traditional Chinese medicine, star anise is prescribed as a digestive aid and to help cure colic in babies. More recently, Shikimic Acid, extracted from star anise, is one of the chief ingredients in the antiviral Tamiflu drug used to fight avian influenza.
Type: star anise without stem ( Grade 1)
Specification
Style : dried anise
Appearance : clean, no mould, no fungus
Colour : natural
Flavor : featured aroma
Diameter petal : 2,5cm up: 80%
2,5cm under: 20%
Moisture : 12% max
Admixture : 1.5 % max
Broken : 3% broken max
Foreign matter : 1% max
Packing : net 10kgs per new carton box
or buyer’s request
14 MT/ 40 ft container