ANISE

AND LAVENDER

-Anise was first cultivated in Egypt and the Middle East, but was brought to Europe for its medicinal value
-Lavender is native to the Old World and is found from Cape Verde and the Canary Islands, Europe across to northern and eastern Africa, the Mediterranean, southwest Asia to southeast India

-Anise seeds, are used whole or ground
-Lavender, for most cooking applications the dried buds, which are also referred to as flowers, are used

-Anise is sweet and very aromatic
-Lavender lends a floral and slightly sweet flavour to most dishes

They both look like a flower

Anise-Black jelly beans, British aniseed balls, Australian humbugs, New Zealand aniseed wheels, Italian pizzelle, German Pfeffernüsse and Springerle, Austrian Anisbögen, Dutch muisjes, New Mexican bizcochitos, and Peruvian picarones. It is a key ingredient in Mexican atole de anís and champurrado, which is similar to hot chocolate, and it is taken as a digestive after meals in India.
The Ancient Romans often served spiced cakes with aniseed called mustaceoe at the end of feasts as a digestive.

Lavender-native to the Old World and is found from Cape Verde and the Canary Islands, Europe across to northern and eastern Africa, the Mediterranean, southwest Asia to southeast India. Though it has many other traditional uses in southern France, lavender is not used in traditional southern French cooking.

-Anise is used for preparation of teas and tisanes, as well as in a wide variety of regional and ethnic confectioneries
-Lavender is grown as a condiment and used in salads and dressings. The flowers yield abundant nectar, from which bees make a high-quality honey. Monofloral honey is produced primarily around the Mediterranean, and is marketed worldwide as a premium product. Flowers can be candied and are sometimes used as cake decorations. It is also used to make "lavender sugar."

RECIPES WITH ANISE

• Star Anise Snickerdoodles
• Oysters Rockefeller
• Anise Seed Borrachio Cookies

RECIPES WITH LAVENDER

• Lavender macaroons with honey buttercream
• Lavender salad dressing
• Lavender lemonade
• Peach and lavender ice

Price of anise

Price of lavender