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Star anise, a common kitchen spice, both used as whole and grounded, can add distinct flavour to your preparations from rich curries, soups, biryani, mulled wine, to cookies and cakes. Derived from Illicium verum, an evergreen tree native to southwest China and northeast Vietnam, star anise pods are picked before they ripen and dried till they acquire the beautiful reddish-brown colour and are ready to be stored as spice.