Recipe · Anise

Anise tea

A sweet-scented after-dinner tea made with a teaspoon of crushed aniseed.

Prep: 2 minTotal: 12 minMakes: 1 cup

Anise (Pimpinella anisum): plant
Photo: Metin GÜLEŞCİ · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon of aniseed
  • 1 cup of just-boiled water

Method

  1. Lightly crush the aniseed.
  2. Put it in a cup and pour the water over it.
  3. Cover and steep for 10 minutes.
  4. Strain and drink.

The traditional amount in the records is 2–3 cups a day.

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