Anijsmelk

Anijsmelk is a Dutch drink consisting of hot milk flavored with anise seed and sweetened with sugar. One traditional use takes place during ice skating.[1] Anijsmelk is also said to have a soporific effect. The drink (which, outside the Netherlands, is consumed by expats in, for instance, Michigan[2][3] and South Africa[4]) can be made from scratch,[5] but it is more common to use tablets called anijsblokjes, made with anise flavoring and sugar; the tablets are dissolved in hot milk.[6] Anijsblokjes are made by the company De Ruijter and have been produced since at least the 19th century.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ Bender, David A. (2009). A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. Oxford UP. p. 272. ISBN 9780191579752. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  2. ↑ Zanger, Mark (2001). The American Ethnic Cookbook for Students. ABC-CLIO. p. 311. ISBN 9781573563451. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Anise Milk - Anijsmelk Recipe". Food.com. 9 March 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  4. ↑ Vries, Dolf de (2011). Zuid-Afrika. Lannoo Meulenhoff. p. 54. ISBN 9789047520313. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Anijsmelk" (in Dutch). The Dutch Table. 22 January 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Drinks Around the World: Anijsmelk (Netherlands)". Travel Wonders of the World. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Anijsmelk-Tabletten" (in Dutch). De Rijnbode. 12 December 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 5 August 2013.


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