茴香,有大茴香和小茴香之分。大茴香属木兰科,俗称八角或称大料,系芳香类调料之一;小茴香属伞形花科,又叫香丝菜、谷茴香,俗称茴香,或叫茴香菜。我们这里讲的就是小茴香。茴香菜原产欧洲南部和地中海沿岸地区,另有说是原产印度。约在公元八世纪经丝绸之路传入我国。当时人们称它为“莳 Fennel, with fennel and cumin points. Anise genus Magnoliaceae, commonly known as star anise or bulgur, Department of aromatic spices; fennel Umbelliferae, also known as incense, fennel, commonly known as fennel, or called fennel. We are talking about cumin here. Fennel vegetables native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean coast, otherwise said to be native India. About the eighth century AD through the Silk Road into our country. At that time people called it "dill