aniseed

Licorice-tasting spice kernel

Aniseed is the seed of the anise plant, with a sweet, licorice-like flavor used in cooking and liqueurs.

It appears in baked goods, candies, and spirits like ouzo and absinthe: aniseed cookies, aniseed oil.

The terms anise and aniseed are often used interchangeably.

culinary

licorice

Anise-flavored confection

  • fennelLicorice-tasting culinary herb
  • biscottiCrunchy Italian almond cookies
  • ouzoGreek anise liqueur

sambuca · baking · pastis · absinthe · raki · pizzelle · digestif · aperitif · flavoring · confectionery

confectionery

licorice

Anise-flavored confection

balls · twists · comfits · dragees · jawbreakers · lollipops · rock · chews · pastilles · drops

botanical

umbelliferae

Carrot and parsley family

  • seedEmbryonic plant capsule
  • herbFlavorful or medicinal plant
  • floweringProducing reproductive structures

annual · Mediterranean · harvest · cultivation · germination · plant · aromatic · essential oil · distillation · pods

medicinal

digestive

Relating to food breakdown

remedy · tea · tincture · gripe water · soothing · antispasmodic · expectorant · cough · traditional medicine · herbalism

Categories
Opposites
flavor profile

aniseedblack pepper

Dried berry spice

cumin · mustard seed · horseradish · wasabi · garlic

Phrases
Family

anise, anisette, star anise, aniseeds

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G