Vanns Spices Star Anise, Ground
Vanns Spices was founded in Baltimore, MD in 1981 to provide premium quality seasoning blends and spices for the professional chef and cooking enthusiast. Guided by our commitment to great taste, health and sustainability, Vanns continues to scour the world in search of unusual spices and to develop new products.
- Star Anise is the fruit of a tree in the Magnolia family which is native to southern China and Vietnam.
- Its aroma is much like fennel and anise and its taste is pungent and sweet with hints of licorice.
- Star anise has assertive warmth that creates a mild numbing effect in the mouth.
- Ground star anise is a main ingredient in Chinese Five-Spice powder and Vietnamese pho.
- Use this star anise powder as a rub ingredient for roast pork or beef.
- Ground Star Anise has many great applications to include light soups, rice pudding, steamed cabbage, roasted / barbecued chicken, braised leeks, or poached fish / shellfish.
- If you bake homemade cinnamon rolls, add a teaspoon of ground star anise to the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Once you smell them baking you’ll never go back to plain ‘ol cinnamon.
