Illicium verum, also known as anise, is commonly used for food seasoning and is a common spice in our life. But if you are not a friend who often uses star anise, you don't know how to choose it. Today, I will share with you three points that should be paid attention to when choosing high-quality star anise. First of all, look at the color

The high-quality star anise is dark brown and shiny. The inferior octagonal surface is dull and dull, and the surface will appear white. Look at the shape and fullness

As you can see from the picture, the octagonal shape on the left is relatively complete, and the state presented is relatively full and very shiny. The star anise on the right looks messy, dull, and has no fullness. This is the inferior star anise, so you must see it clearly when you buy it. Smell

The unique fragrance is also the characteristic of Illicium verum. High-quality star anise gives off its unique fragrance. If you smell star anise when you buy it, it has no taste, or even a pungent taste. This is inferior star anise. Don't buy it. Learn to distinguish between true and false star anise

There is another point that everyone needs to pay attention to. Now some unscrupulous merchants will mix some fake star anise with real star anise and sell them together. If you don't look carefully, it is difficult to tell the truth from the false.

From the following pictures, we can see that the middle is a real octagon, and the two sides are fake octagons. There are still some differences in appearance. But you must learn to distinguish.

Illicium verum, which is sold as Illicium verum, is called wild grass. Strictly speaking, this wild grass is poisonous. Therefore, you must see clearly from the appearance when you buy at ordinary times. The head of the wild grass is bigger than that of the octagonal one. Octagonal is usually 7~9 angles, while grass is generally 1~12 angles, which can also be distinguished from the number of angles.

The above is the method of selecting high-quality star anise and distinguishing between true and false star anise. I hope it will help everyone. If you have a better idea, please share it with us at the bottom of the message. If you think the article is useful, please forward it and share it. Thank you.