Single Origin
Star Anise, Hand-Sorted
$9 2 oz bag
No heat
Whole eight-point stars, unbroken and glossy, sweet as licorice and twice as patient.
Ships flat-rate $6 in the lower 48, or free pickup in the West Bottoms.
From behind the counter
We pay extra for stars that arrive whole, because a broken star has been leaking its best self into a shipping container. These are dark, oily, and loud with sweet licorice and clove. Two stars in a pot of braising liquid is the difference between dinner and an event.
Tastes like
- black licorice
- clove
- sweet wood
Put it on
- Pho and ramen broth
- Mulled cider season
- Five-spice pork belly
Origin Guangxi, China
