The market price of star anise

Star anise, also known as fennel, star anise, star anise, etc., is the fruit of star anise plants of the genus Illicium in the star anise family, which can remove the stench from the meat and add incense again, so it is also known as fennel. It is a specialty of our country and is rich in Guangdong and Guangxi. It has the effect of warming and regulating qi, invigorating the stomach and stopping vomiting. Let's take a look at the market price of star anise.

The market price of star anise

The market price of star anise is not very high. The price of star anise produced in Sichuan is about 10-15 yuan per jin, while the price of star anise in Guangxi is relatively expensive, about 20-25 yuan per jin, which varies according to the market.

The selection and purchase method of star anise

1. High-quality star anise: good star anise is small fat people, hard and crisp, with neat and complete petal corners, straight sharp corners, big and full, brown-red color, thick pericarp, bright and shiny surface, lighter color on both sides of the inner surface, rough wrinkles on the back, usually 8 horns or 7 or 9 horns, large cracks at the pod edges, round and bulging seeds hidden in the cracks, and a good star anise will give off the smell of licorice. And the smell is strong, the taste is pungent and sweet.

2. Inferior star anise: inferior star anise type is slender, thin, seedless, dark brown or dark brown, and there may be insect spots on the surface, usually more than 10 horns, the pod horn tip is curved, the corner tip is warped, like a beak, the smell is bad.

The edible method of star anise

1. Star anise is widely used in cooking, mainly used in cooking, frying, bittern, sauce and roasting and other cooking processing, often added to the production of beef, rabbit dishes, can remove fishy fish and other peculiar smell, add fragrant smell, and can adjust the taste and increase appetite.

2. When stewing, the meat is put into star anise in the pot, and its aroma can be fully hydrolyzed and dissolved into the meat, making the meat taste more mellow.

3. When making soup cabbage, you can add salt and star anise to the cabbage, and finally put some sesame oil, so that the dish has a strong meat flavor.

4. In pickled eggs, duck eggs, Toona sinensis and coriander, star anise will have a unique flavor.