Artisanal Teas & Stone-Ground Spices in Portland

八角

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$6 $12 In stock

Category: Herbs & Spices

一壺熱紅酒、一鍋慢燉豬肩肉、一碗滾燙的牛肉湯麵:放入一兩顆完整八角,就能帶來那股深沉、溫暖的甘草甜香。它讓寒冷天氣的料理嚐起來更豐厚圓潤。將整顆八角丟進燉菜、糖漿或香料茶中,讓它釋放香氣,再撈起即可。一顆八角就能為整鍋增添風味。

整顆八角比八角粉更能長久保留芳香油脂,因此你可以整顆浸泡,只有在食譜需要粉末時才現磨。我們在波特蘭新鮮包裝。每顆八角都是常綠樹的乾燥星形果實,其尖角可乾淨地剝下,方便量取較小的用量。

八角是中式與越式料理中不可或缺的溫暖香氣,從紅燒肉到牛肉湯麵(pho)的芳香湯頭都少不了它。儘管同樣帶有甘草香,它與茴香籽並無親緣關係。八角風味更強烈、更具木質感,適合長時間燉煮;而小巧的茴香籽則較甜,適合用於烘焙。

單一成分:八角。無鹽、無糖、無防腐劑。天然無麩質且純素。

我應該使用多少八角?
一到兩顆完整八角就能為整鍋燉菜、湯品或熱紅酒增添風味。八角味道強烈,過量會產生藥味,因此先從一顆開始,若想味道更濃再加一顆。

八角或茴香籽,有什麼差別?
它們都有甘草香氣,但來自不同植物,不能互相替代。八角是木質星形果莢,味道較強烈,更適合慢火鹹食料理和熱飲調製。茴香籽是細小的甜味種子,適合烘焙和精緻菜餚。兩者互換會同時改變風味的濃度和特性。

八角可以重複使用嗎?
一整顆八角所含的香氣足以沖泡多次。許多廚師會將八角浸泡在茶或蜂蜜中,撈起後重複用於第二杯或下一批,直到香氣消散。每次使用之間請沖洗並晾乾。

我該用整顆還是磨成粉?
凡是需要燉煮後過濾的料理,如燉菜、湯品、糖漿和熱飲,都用整顆,最後將八角撈起。若是五香粉等香料混合,或希望香氣均勻分散在菜餚中,則現磨使用。

Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Scarlett ★★★★★

Dropped two pods into my braised pork shoulder about an hour before it finished and the whole kitchen smelled like mulled wine. That licorice warmth came through in every bite without overwhelming the meat. One jar will last me through the winter easily.

Samuel ★★★★★

My beef noodle broth tasted flat all winter until I finally added two whole pods while it simmered—that deep licorice warmth completely changed the dish, and even the kitchen smelled amazing for hours afterward.

Aurora ★★★★★

Added three pods to my braised pork shoulder and the whole kitchen smelled like a warm winter market for hours. The pods are fat and glossy, not the dusty broken bits you sometimes get, and they held their shape through the full two-hour simmer. Exactly what I needed to make a gloomy Sunday feel lik