Badia Star Anise is the dried fruit of a small Chinese tree, with its powerful licorice like flavor, is used mainly to make tea. It is also one of the main spices used in Chinese cooking from sweet and sour duck and pork to being one of their essentials in their five spices blend. It is traditional in Asia, India and the Middle East. It is used in many cooked dishes like use with poultry, red meat, white meat, fish, sea food and soups. Badia strives to be the strongest ethnic line of spices in the marketplace, with the most competitive prices and an exceptional selection of products for consumers to choose from.