DISTRIBUTION: Mediterranean Basin: Spain, Egypt, Turkey
SPECIES: Anise – Pimpinella anisum
INTENSITY ✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✧✧✧
COLOUR: Red-brown / light brown
TEXTURE: Liquid / crystallized
SMELL / AROMA: Woody
Anise is a spice widely used in Mediterranean cuisines, both for food and for some alcoholic drinks (pastis, absinthe, ouzo, arak, raki, etc.). It has been cultivated since ancient times in the Levant and the Roman Empire, and is now found in large areas in Andalusia, Egypt and Turkey.
Aniseed honey has a relatively intense smell and a specific taste that some may find unpleasant. It is red-brown in its liquid state, but when it crystallizes, it turns light brown (beige). It is a common honey in Spain, but much rarer in other parts of the Mediterranean basin.
Aniseed honey has a relatively intense smell and a specific taste that some may find unpleasant. It is red-brown in its liquid state, but when it crystallizes, it turns light brown (beige). It is a common honey in Spain, but much rarer in other parts of the Mediterranean basin.
