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Anis del Toro is an alcoholic drink that is dark in color and taste like licorice. The name is Spanish for "Anise of the Bull", Anise is an herb that give the drink its flavor. In general usage, alcohol (from Arabic al-ghawl الغول) refers almost always to ethanol, also known as grain alcohol, and often to any beverage that contains ethanol (see alcoholic beverage). ... Species Glycyrrhiza acanthocarpa Glycyrrhiza aspera Glycyrrhiza astragalina Glycyrrhiza bucharica Glycyrrhiza echinata Glycyrrhiza eurycarpa Glycyrrhiza foetida Glycyrrhiza glabra Glycyrrhiza iconica Glycyrrhiza korshinskyi Glycyrrhiza lepidota Glycyrrhiza pallidiflora Glycyrrhiza triphylla Glycyrrhiza uralensis Glycyrrhiza yunnanensis Ref: ILDIS Version 6. ... Binomial name Pimpinella anisum L. Anise (stressed the first syllable, rhyming with Janice), or less common anís (stressed on the second syllable, as a niece) (Pimpinella anisum) is an herb in the family Apiaceae (formerly Umbelliferae) whose seed-like fruit (also called aniseed) is used in sweet baking as... A herb (pronounced hurb in Commonwealth English and urb in American English) is a plant grown for culinary, medicinal, or in some cases even spiritual value. ...


Characters in the Ernest Hemingway short story, "Hills Like White Elephants", drink and discuss Anis del Toro. Ernest Hemingway, 1950 Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist and short story writer whose works, drawn from his wide range of experiences in World War I, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II, are characterized by terse minimalism and understatement; they exerted... This article is in need of attention. ... Hills Like White Elephants is a short story by Ernest Hemingway. ...


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Spanish cuisine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1972 words)
They were not used to using any harmony in the whole of their preparations, and they never arrived at a refined cuisine, like that of the Greeks.
Navarra: vegetable stews, Tudela's lettuce hearts with anchovies, salmon, or a simple vinaigrette (oil, salt and vinegar); piquillo peppers, which are often stuffed with meat; trout a la Navarra (cooked stuffed with bacon and cheese), Roncal and Idiazabal cheeses, curd from Ultzama, claret wine, and the liquor pacharán.
Madrid: the cocido madrileño (Madrid's chickpea stew) and the tripe dish callos a la madrileña, strawberries from Aranjuez or melons from Villaconejos, the wines from Navalcarnero and the Anis del Toro of Chinchón.
Hills Like White Elephants - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (317 words)
The woman's name is Jig but the man's name is never mentioned, we only know that he is an American.
They drink beer and a liquor called Anis del Toro while waiting.
At first glance the story may appear anticlimactic and not particularly interesting.
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