Usage examples (8)

• It combines the fresh seafood for which Veracruz is famous with the anise-scented herb that grows abundantly in the warmer areas of Mexico.
• A salad of chopped tomatoes, onion, and shankleesh is a standard addition to any mezze table and often accompanied by arak an anise-scented liquor.
• Today quince paste, known as membrillo in Spanish, is served neat alongside anise-scented fig cakes and Marcona almonds; foods that complement the Spanish cheese plate.
• Hierba santa or hoja santa piper auritum, piper sanctum: Abundant in the south-central region of Mexico, the palm-sized, velvety leaves of this anise-scented, bushy...