star anise imparts a licorice-like flavor with a note of sweetness. Add one or two whole star anise to simmered meats or poultry for that classic chinese flavor. Enhances mulled cider and citrus punches with a subtle licorice taste. Stews and cooked beans will have a rich, sweet mellowness with the addition of one or two stars.

Star anise is the seedpod of a tree in the magnolia family. Although the stars contain seeds, it is the pod that holds most of the flavor. Morton and bassett spices' jars contain only carefully selected, whole pods, not the bits and pieces you may be used to.

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