WTH can you do with Aniseed? Roasting?

[Lemonhead]

I sent DP to the shop for Celeriac and he came home with Aniseed :rolleyes: so I didnt want to waste it and have put it in the roasting pan with my roast chicken for tonight but Im worried it will be gross lol.

What is roasted aniseed like?
What else can you do with it?

[NonnyMouse]

I've never seen Aniseed at the supermarket, but I'm wondering if he's actually picked Fennel? Fennel is also called "Sweet Anise".

If it's fennel, you can use it in a similar way to celeriac, but it's extra nice finely diced in a salad, or sauteed with julienned carrots.

[*babygirl*]

Aniseed tastes like licorice... So I hope it's not for your sake lOl

[luvmyboys]

If it looks like celeriac and tastes like aniseed it is fennel, fennel is lovely with smoked salmon, like in a quiche or is nice baked with cream, sour cream and cheese.

[Lemonhead]

Its called aniseed, or also known as fennel bulb. The fennel itself is the herby leafy bit up top (I asked my green grocer :o lol).

Cool thanks for the ideas, I dont think Ill buy it again though it wasnt great roasted, well DP liked it but I didnt!

I LOVE celeriac in soups yum!! He knows what it is now though.

[NonnyMouse]

Its called aniseed, or also known as fennel bulb. The fennel itself is the herby leafy bit up top (I asked my green grocer :o lol).

Your greengrocer is misinformed.

Fennel is Foeniculum vulgare and that name covers the bulb, seeds and plant. It is sometimes called "Sweet Anise" because of the similar flavour to Anise seeds.

Aniseed is actually the name for the seeds of the Anise plant (and they look completely different to Fennel seeds), which has a botanical name of Pimpinella anisum.

And then there is Star Anise, which is the star shaped seed pods of yet another plant, Illicium verum.

[Lemonhead]

Your greengrocer is misinformed.

Fennel is Foeniculum vulgare and that name covers the bulb, seeds and plant. It is sometimes called "Sweet Anise" because of the similar flavour to Anise seeds.

Aniseed is actually the name for the seeds of the Anise plant (and they look completely different to Fennel seeds), which has a botanical name of Pimpinella anisum.

And then there is Star Anise, which is the star shaped seed pods of yet another plant, Illicium verum.

What a weird plant/vege!
It looked interesting but tasted a bit...blergh Im sure if it was in a nice salad it would have been good but roasted isnt adviseable lol.

Oooh I love star anise, I use it in some of my signature cocktails, gives them this amazing spicy licorice flavour.