Editing Anise (section)

=== Liquor ===
[[File:Anise alcohols Mediterranean map.svg|thumb|upright=1.7|Anise alcohols [[Mediterranean cuisine|of the Mediterranean region]]]]
{{Further|Anisette|Mediterranean cuisine}}

Anise is used to flavour Greek {{lang|el|[[ouzo]]}} and Bulgarian {{lang|bg|[[mastika]]}};<ref name=Monde/> Italian {{lang|it|[[sambuca]]}};<ref name=Monde/> French {{lang|fr|[[absinthe]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[anisette]]}},<ref name=":0" /> and {{lang|fr|[[pastis]]}};<ref name="Jr.Fahey2003">{{cite book |last1=Blocker |first1=Jack S. Jr. |last2=Fahey |first2=David M. |last3=Tyrrell |first3=Ian R. |title=Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: An International Encyclopedia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BuzNzm-x0l8C&pg=PA478 |access-date=28 March 2013 |year=2003 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-57607-833-4 |pages=478–}}</ref> Portuguese {{lang|pt|anis}} which has an aniseed stem in each bottle crystallised with sugar, Spanish {{lang|es|anis de chinchón}},<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Chincon |url=https://www.mapa.gob.es/es/alimentacion/temas/calidad-diferenciada/dop-igp/bebi_espi/DOP_Chinchon.aspx |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Chincon |language=es}}</ref> {{lang|es|anís}},<ref>{{cite book|last1=Zurdo |first1=David |last2=Gutiérrez|first2=Ángel |title=El libro de los licores de España |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5PnLWI0HMZcC&pg=PA50 |access-date=5 February 2013 |year=2004|publisher=Ediciones Robinbook |isbn=9788496054127 |page=50}}</ref> {{lang|es|anísado}},<ref name=Monde/> and [[Herbs de Majorca]];<ref name="Spaininfo">{{cite web |url=http://www.spain.info/en/que-quieres/gastronomia/productos/licor_de_hierbas_mallorquin.html |title=Majorcan herb liqueur in Spain |website=Spain.info |access-date=22 January 2018|date=2007-04-23 }}</ref> Turkish and Armenian {{lang|tr|[[rakı]]}};<ref name=Monde/> Lebanese, Egyptian, Syrian, Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli {{Transliteration|ar|[[Arak (distilled beverage)|arak]]}};<ref name=Monde>{{cite news |last1=Dealberto |first1=Clara |last2=Desrayaud |first2=Lea |title=Le pastis, elixir provencal |work=Le Monde |publisher=Le Monde |date=25 July 2017 |page=28}}</ref> and Algerian {{lang|fr|Anisette Cristal}}.<ref name=Monde/> Outside the Mediterranean region, it is found in Colombian {{lang|es|[[aguardiente]]}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://senselist.com/2006/10/20/16-anise-flavored-liquors/ |title=16 Anise-Flavored Liquors |website=SenseList |date=2006-10-20 |access-date=13 November 2017}}</ref> and Mexican {{lang|es|[[Xtabentún (liqueur)|Xtabentún]]}}.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.winemag.com/2012/02/29/exotic-mexican-spirit-xtabentun-makes-a-splash/ |title=Xtabentún Cocktail Guide, with Origins and Recipes |date=29 February 2012 |work=Wine Enthusiast Magazine |access-date=13 November 2017 |archive-date=27 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127011447/https://www.winemag.com/2012/02/29/exotic-mexican-spirit-xtabentun-makes-a-splash/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> These liqueurs are clear, but on addition of water become cloudy, a phenomenon known as the [[ouzo effect]].<ref name="Sitnikova2005">{{cite journal |last=Sitnikova |first=Natalia L. |author2=Sprik, Rudolf |author3=Wegdam, Gerard |author4=Eiser, Erika |date=2005 |title=Spontaneously Formed trans-Anethol/Water/Alcohol Emulsions: Mechanism of Formation and Stability |journal=Langmuir |volume=21 |issue=16 |pages=7083–7089 |doi=10.1021/la046816l |pmid=16042427}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Ganachaud |first=François |author2=Katz, Joseph L. |date=2005 |title=Nanoparticles and Nanocapsules Created Using the Ouzo Effect: Spontaneous Emulsification as an Alternative to Ultrasonic and High-Shear Devices |journal=ChemPhysChem |volume=6 |issue=2 |pages=209–216 |doi=10.1002/cphc.200400527 |pmid=15751338}}</ref>

Anise is used together with other herbs and spices in some [[root beer]]s, such as [[Virgil's Root Beer|Virgil's]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reedsinc.com/product/virgils-bavarian-nutmeg/ |title=Virgil's Bavarian Nutmeg |publisher=Reeds |access-date=May 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421064740/http://reedsinc.com/product/virgils-bavarian-nutmeg/ |archive-date=April 21, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rootbeerreviews.com/brews/virgils.php |title=Virgil's Rootbeer – Spike's Root Beer Reviews and Ratings |publisher=Root Beer Reviews |access-date=May 12, 2014}}</ref>