At 6:02 PM -0800 22/2/99, Brent Thompson wrote: >-> Star anise ... It's the seeds that are edible, > >I don't know about eating star anise as such, but in cooking, the entire >seed pod is used, whole or broken. I've seen it whole (or broken) in >various food preparations, and I'm sure the entire seed pod, seeds, wings >and all, is ground up when powdered star anise is called for. I have some star anise plants growing Very attractive plants Flower is star shaped and smells like the see. I have never had any seed pods though Michael Bailes