Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
éclat de badiane
English translation:
star anise
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2009-09-07 08:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
French term
éclat de badiane
200 gr de volaille hachée grossièrement, 50 gr d’oignons, 1 cm de gingembre frais rapé,
5 cl d’huile d’olive, 1 bâton de cannelle de 3 cm environ, 1 éclat de badiane , 1 échalote , 10 cl de vin blanc, 10 cl d'eau, quelques pistils de safran, ½ bouquet de coriandre fraîche, du persil
source: http://gamelleprod.canalblog.com/archives/2007/02/22/4089138...
| 4 +2 | star anise |
emiledgar
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| 4 | Star anise |
Sarah Bessioud
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| 4 | star anise or Chinese anise |
Travelin Ann
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| 3 | point of star anise |
Tony M
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| 3 -1 | sprinkling of anise |
kashew
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Sep 3, 2009 22:00: writeaway changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Other"
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Proposed translations
star anise
Usually they are used whole.
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Tony M
: I think it is a rather poetic term to refer to the star-shaped whole — though that much might be a little overpowering! But of course, it depends how it is being used, if it is just in an infusion, not ground up, then it would be OK
34 mins
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Thank you. I learned how to cook with star anise in Los Angeles in Chinatown and we always used it whole, usually in sauces, sometimes in fish.
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André Vanasse (X)
11 hrs
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Merci.
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Germany
A way with words
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, US) 
Works in: German to English, French to English, English
Star anise
sprinkling of anise
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Note added at 17 mins (2009-09-03 17:24:08 GMT)
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sprinkling/dash/touch of STAR anise
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Note added at 32 mins (2009-09-03 17:39:15 GMT)
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Flake or two?
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Sarah Bessioud
: As far as I am aware, the "eclat" does not describe a fragment/piece of the star anise but is what is used to describe the whole star
7 mins
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Tony M
: As EE says, they are more often used whole, and just one little flake (etc.) would hardly be enough
26 mins
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Timely translations
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
star anise or Chinese anise
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-09-03 19:39:38 GMT)
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splinter or shard of star anise
See this definition of éclat,
Sens 1 Fragment provenant d'un corps dur. Ex Eclat de verre. Synonyme écharde Anglais splinter
Discussion
perhaps more annoying, though, is when a recipe asks you after an hour of cooking to add an exotic ingredient not listed in the ingredients list...
Since badiane is strong, I wonder if dash or some other very small amount might be appropriate.
I'm wondering if it might mean a crosswise slice, since éclat can also refer to star.