Many novices must have stepped on the pit before entering the braised vegetable industry, 99% of people will not choose a simple star anise, and many people think that the star anise is only 8 corners.
The master can not only distinguish the real and false star anise from the appearance, but also distinguish from the taste, and those who have made braised vegetables know that the water in the spice market is very deep. The common star anise is easy to fake, and ordinary people really can't distinguish between star anise and mangweed.
How to distinguish the real from the fake?
1. Put it in your mouth and chew, you can taste that the fake star anise is a little spicy, and you can feel a little numb on the tip of the tongue if you chew more
2. The appearance is similar to the two, but if you look closely, you can see that the front part of the grass is very pointed, like a bird's beak. The anterior part of the anion is blunt and round, not so pointed
octagon
3. Put it on the nose and smell it, the real star anise smells very rich, the entrance is to feel the fragrance in the mouth, and the tip of the tongue can feel the obvious sweetness. Mangweed is spicy in the mouth, and if you chew it more, you will want to vomit because it contains trace amounts of toxins.
Of course, there is also red fennel similar to star anise, red fennel looks exactly the same as mango grass and star anise, but it tastes completely different from star anise, spicy and heavy and light in fragrance, put it in the mouth and chew it to find that there is an obvious sour taste, red fennel also contains toxins.
Red fennel
In addition, it should also be noted that the smoked sulfur star anise, after being smoked with sulfur, it is more fragrant, the color is more beautiful, and it is not easy to be damaged for long-term storage, and the sulfur smoked star anise has a sour smell.
Star anise is not only 8 corners, 7-12 corners are possible, you can put it in your mouth when you go to the spice market to choose, the taste is sweet and fragrant, there is nothing wrong with it. As a pickled vegetable person, don't choose the wrong star anise next time.