Star Anise/ Badian Star Anise- Star Anise Seed or Chinese Star Anise is a spice obtained from the star-shaped pericarp of Illicium Verum, a native evergreen tree of northeast Vietnam and Southwest China. Star Anise – The Dried Fruit Spice The star-shaped fruits are reddish brown, consisting of 6-8 carpels which are about 10mm long, boat shaped, hard and wrinkled…

Fennel It is a flowering plant species in the carrot family bearing the botanical name Foeniculum Vulgare. It’s hardy, perennial, umbelliferous herb with yellow flowers and feathery leaves which is extremely aromatic and anise flavoured spice. Fennel – The Flavourful Herb It is home-grown to the shores of Mediterranean, later it grew wild on dry soils near the sea-coast and…