Kris > wrote:

> I want to make a recipe that calls for 1 TB of pernod.
>
> I am not buying a whole bottle of expensive liquor for THAT little!
> What else would be a sub for it? Sambuca (which I don'thave either)??

Many kinds of liquour are marketed under the name Pernod. I suspect you
have pastis in mind. It is an anise- (or nowadays star anise) flavoured
aperitif-type liquor, which was developed to replace absinthe after it
was outlawed in France. There are many pastis brands, Pernod being just
one of them (and Pernod now produces absinthe again). There is also
Ricard (which belongs to Pernod, too, being a part of the Pernod-Ricard
conglomerate), Janot, Casanis, Duval, Anilou, etc. Pastis, in France at
least, is usually not very expensive, being a "common man" drink.

Pastis can be possibly substituted by another anise-flavoured liquor,
such as the Arabic arak, the Turkish raki, the greek ouzo and, yes,
possibly even by sambuca. Sambuca, though, is usually sweetened, so
would probably lend itself to sweet recipes only.

Victor
who can't stand anything anise-flavoured