Star anise has become known and popular with the spreading popularity of Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine as well as Chinese medicine.
It is one basic ingredient of Chinese Five-Spice, which is used to flavour roasted ducks for example.
Interesting fact: It is also often used by manufacturers of health-conscious products because of its immune-boosting effects, and it is well known that one of the active ingredients in Tamiflu, a medicine made during an influenza pandemic, is the same as one in star anise.
Store in a cool, dry place, away from sunlight.
