• 0.5oz (14g) glass container 
• Ingredients: true star anise fruit, smoked
• Origin: Lang Son, Vietnam
• Process: dried over a fire, then sun-dried
• Tasting notes: licorice, wood smoke, tart fruit
• Cooking suggestions: Add petals to stocks, braised meats, rice, teas and cocktails, or grind them up for desserts and baked goods.

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This Smoked Star Anise is grown by members of the Muong ethnic group in northeastern Vietnam. Burlap and Barrel work with two cousins: Chu Thi How and Hoang Thi Keo, who own a vertically integrated star anise company. They grow the fruits on their own farm and buy fresh fruit from their neighbors and community members, and they have a drying facility set up on the hill behind their home. 

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