Star Anise has a very sweet and licorice like taste. This spice is traditionally used in Chinese cuisine, Vietnamese pho, Indian biryanis and spiced chai recipes.
Star anise has a pungent, warm, spicy-sweet, licorice like aroma, coupled with a sweet flavor similar to cloves and anise seeds.
Also known as: Illicium verum - chakra phool - चक्र फूल