Dishes made with star anise
7 dishes from around the world that list star anise as a main ingredient.
PastisVegan
🇫🇷 FranceFrench anise spirit often mixed with water and served cold
Drink
Bak kut tehMeat肉骨茶
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 3 morePork ribs in a spiced herbal broth, served with fried dough and condiments
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
BossamMeat보쌈
🇰🇷 South KoreaSlices of spiced boiled pork eaten wrapped in leafy greens with condiments
Main dish, Dinner
Pineapple tartVegetarian
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreSmall pastries filled or topped with spiced pineapple jam
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Crossing-the-bridge noodles过桥米线
🇨🇳 ChinaYunnan rice noodles served in a hot broth with raw and cooked toppings
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
Nanjing salted duckMeat盐水鸭
🇨🇳 ChinaDuck cured, salted and cooked in the style of Nanjing, China
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PaomoMeat泡馍
🇨🇳 ChinaFlatbread torn into pieces and simmered in a spiced lamb or beef soup
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Pastis: JIP, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bak kut teh: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0, source
- Pineapple tart: Wiki Farazi, CC0, source
- Crossing-the-bridge noodles: Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Bossam: Timber Tank, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Nanjing salted duck: NNU10.24100114, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Paomo: Danielinblue, CC BY-SA 3.0, source