He does it wrong.

i hate star anise...

to me it taste exactly like soap

reminds me 100% of when i was young and my mom washed my mouth out with soap once for saying a bad word haha

i can't stand that spice, that and couple others taste just like soap to me, but i read somewhere that certain people can't taste certain spices correctly due to genetics that some spices taste like soap to some and normal to others.

regardless if that's right or not, it still taste like soap to me

>> ^shang:

i hate star anise...
to me it taste exactly like soap
reminds me 100% of when i was young and my mom washed my mouth out with soap once for saying a bad word haha
i can't stand that spice, that and couple others taste just like soap to me, but i read somewhere that certain people can't taste certain spices correctly due to genetics that some spices taste like soap to some and normal to others.
regardless if that's right or not, it still taste like soap to me


Just cardamom would be a really nice fragrant rice Apparently coriander or cilantro is one of those herbs that some people think taste of soap.

My tip:
Add some soy-sauce(but reduce the amount of salt) to the water and nothing else, you won't get white rice (who cares, you racist!), but it'll taste fantastic.