Anise Seed

Anise seed has a sweet, licorice-like flavor with notes of fennel. It is often used to season baked goods, such as cookies, cakes, Biscotti, and traditional Old World breads like Scandinavian rye. Anise seed’s licorice-like flavor also makes it ideal for fruit dishes and vegetable or fish curries. It is also used to flavor many types of liquors, including French Chartreuse, German Jägermeister and Greek ouzo.

Fun Fact: Anise seed has the same effect of dogs that catnip has on cats. Greyhounds and foxhounds are trained to chase and fetch prey using cloth sacks soaked in anise seed oil.