{"product_id":"star-anise","title":"Star Anise","description":"\u003cp\u003eDramatic, intensely aromatic, and strikingly beautiful. \u003cstrong\u003eStar Anise\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the most visually striking spices in the kitchen — a perfect eight-pointed star with a deep, sweet, liquorice-like intensity that is bolder and more complex than anise seed. A cornerstone of Chinese and Vietnamese cooking, and an essential ingredient in five spice and pho, it brings an extraordinary depth and warmth to both sweet and savoury dishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdd whole to Chinese red-braised pork, duck, and slow-cooked meat dishes, use in pho broth and Vietnamese noodle soups, blend into Chinese five spice and spice mixes, add to mulled wine, spiced cider, and festive hot drinks, use in poaching liquids for pears and stone fruit, infuse into syrups and custards for a sweet anise note, or add to biryani and spiced rice dishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntensely sweet, liquorice-like, and deeply aromatic — bolder than anise seed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEssential for Chinese braised dishes, pho, five spice, and mulled wine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeighed fresh in store, plastic-free packaging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Fantastic - No Plastic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57427675119961,"sku":null,"price":0.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/0556\/1945\/files\/star-anise-jar.png?v=1774823823","url":"https:\/\/www.fantastic-noplastic.co.uk\/products\/star-anise","provider":"Fantastic - No Plastic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}