What does anise licorice taste like?

Yes, the flavor of anise is similar to that of licorice. However, the taste of this herb has also been described as tasting like a combination between fennel and star anise. Although anise is similar in flavor to these other herbs, it's also unique in its own way as well. read more

Taste includes sweet, bitter, salty and sour. When we bite into a piece of licorice, we taste glycyrrhizin, a natural sweetener in licorice root, which can taste, to some, like saccharin, the artificial sweetener found in Sweet 'n' Low. With licorice, this sickly sweet lingers, causing some to wrinkle their noses in displeasure. read more

Anise extract has a subtle taste of licorice. The extract contains a liquid alcohol base. Anise extract is commonly used in baking to add licorice flavor to the finished product. read more

Anise, fennel and licorice are three entirely different plants, but they all have similar taste properties. They are all sweet and aromatic. This often leads to confusion when eating products that contain any one of them. Anise. Anise is an herb that’s quite often used in western herbal products. read more