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Answer : ANISETTE
anisette – n
liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed.
Anisette is a sweet but potent liqueur made from aniseseed. Anise, called anice in Italian, once grew wild in the Mediterranean and is one of the oldest known spice plants. It was used in Egypt as far back as 1500 B.C. and was mentioned in the Bible. Over the centuries, anise has been used for a variety of purposes: to ward off the Evil Eye; to increase milk flow in nursing mothers; to cure epilepsy; as an antidote for snake bites and scorpion stings; and as an aphrodisiac. Anise tastes like licorice and, in fact, oil distilled from the plant is what gives licorice candy its flavor.
Anisette is particularly popular in the Mediterranean region, and different countries have their own versions. Spain has anís, Turkey has raki, and in France they have pastis. In Greece, the liqueur is better known as ouzo. And in Central and Latin American countries, you will find it under the name aguardiente.
The Italian version of anisette is sambuca. Pronounced sahm-BOO-cah, this liqueur is made with essential oils from anise, star anise, licorice and other spices. It also contains elderflowers, which is where the name sambuca comes from—sambucus is the Latin word for elderberry. There are two types of sambuca, white and “black,” which in Italian is referred to as della notte, or “of the night.” A red was introduced a number of years ago, as well as flavored sambucas.
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