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December 9 - Anise Tips:

Also called fennel and finocchio, anise is used in fish stews, soups, casseroles, pork and lamb dishes, omelets, salads and herb breads. Anise has a mild licorice flavor, and is the traditional fish herb. Anise the vegetable should not be confused with anise the herb which is often called fennel. The vegetable anise has broad leaf stalks surrounding a bulb end often 3 or 4 inches in diameter. The herb is the green foliage of anise.

Avoid anise that is wilted, limp, has dry brown areas, or is pale or yellow in color. Slimy looking dark spots with small areas of mold indicate old product or poor handling.Available year-round.

Early Romans cultivated anise so extensively that it was served with virtually all meat dishes in those times.

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