A strong alcoholic drink from southern France, flavored with anise and licorice, usually diluted with water.
From French 'pastis' (from Occitan), possibly from Latin 'pastus' meaning mixed or compound; became popular in France in the 1930s when absinthe was banned.
Pastis replaced absinthe in French culture after absinthe was banned in 1905—it tastes similar but less dangerous, though the French drinking ritual of pastis-and-water is basically the same as the old absinthe ritual.
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