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the flavor that licorice, ouzo, and your grandmother's hard candy all secretly agree on
Same moleculeAnethole gives anise, fennel, and star anise identical taste
Not relatedStar anise comes from a totally different plant family
Tamiflu sourceStar anise yields the base for flu antiviral drugs
Cloudy trickAnethole turns ouzo milky when water hits it
Ancient breathRomans baked it into cake to settle stomachs