1.It is one kind of seasoning 2.it also can be used as medicinal materials 3.the color is red browm or yellow browm

   Star anise(scientific name: lllicium verum),is also called fennel, it belongs to a plant. Its dry fruit is one of Chinese and Southeast Asia cooking sauces. The fruit of anise is picked in autumn and winter, when it is dry ,it turns red brown or yellow brown. It smells fragrant and sweet, and can be used completely or make powder.

Medicinal and edible value:

The fruits and seeds of anise can be used as seasoning,also can be used as medicine.They have many effects such as :they have strong fragrance, and they can drive worms,warming middle-jiao Qi,make stomach strong and stop vomiting,dispel cold,and make neurons excited

The way of using seasoning :

1.Anise is manily used for cooking fried stewed,and burning process,it is often put into production of beef and rabbit meat, it can get rid of fishy smell,mutton smell,add aromatic odor, it also can adjust taste ,increase appetite.

2.When you are stewing meat, put into anise after putting into meat, its fragrance can fully hydrolyzed into the meat to make the meat more mellow.

3.To cook Chinese cabbage with soup, you can put salt and anise into Chinese cabbage, at last, put some sesame oil, so this dish is delicious with meat flavor.

This is Star anise tree

These are fresh seeds  of Star anise

The dried Star aniseed