Xinliao Sannong County Octagon Seedling Planter's Technical Data, Good Management, and Easy Survival Vegetables

The market price of star anise is not very high. The star anise produced in Sichuan is about 10-15 yuan per kilogram, while the price of star anise produced in Guangxi is relatively expensive, about 20-25 yuan per kilogram. The price varies depending on the market.

1. High quality star anise: Good star anise is small and chubby, hard and brittle, with neat and complete petals, straight pointed corners, large and plump, with a brownish red color. The fruit skin is thick, and the surface is bright and shiny. The color on both sides of the inner surface is lighter, and the back is rough and wrinkled, usually with 8 or 7 or 9 corners. The pod edge has large cracks, and the cracks contain round and plump seeds. Good star anise will emit a licorice aroma, and the fragrance is strong, The taste is spicy and sweet.
2. Inferior Octagon: Inferior Octagon is slender, thin, seedless, dark brown or dark brown in color, and may have insect spots on the surface. It usually has more than 10 horns, and the pod corners are curved and pointed, like a bird's beak, with a poor odor.

1. Octagon is widely used in cooking, mainly for cooking, frying, braising, sauce, and roasting. It is often added to dishes made of beef and rabbit meat, which can remove fishy and other odors, add fragrant odors, and adjust the taste to enhance appetite.
2. When stewing meat, add star anise to the pot, and its fragrance can be fully hydrolyzed and dissolved into the meat, making the meat taste more mellow and fragrant.
3. When making soup cabbage, salt and star anise can be added to the cabbage and boiled together, and finally some sesame oil can be added to make the dish have a strong meat dish flavor.
4. When marinating eggs, duck eggs, Chinese toons, and coriander, adding star anise will give it a unique flavor.