Star Anise
Native to Vietnam and China, Star Anise is one of the two key
spices in Pho noodles soup. It is a beautiful star-shaped fruit
that grows on an evergreen scrub. Each Star Anise has five to ten
pointed 'boat-shaped' sections with a small hard seed inside each
section. This fruit is picked before ripening and then dried.
Star Anise is used mostly to marinate meat and poultry dishes
and found widely in Asian cooking. You can taste this spice in
soups, candy, cookies and breath fresheners. Other health-related
benefits - combating colic and rheumatism, flavoring medicinal teas
and cough syrups - use Star Anise.
The Star Anise in our Happy Pho spice packet is of the best
quality and USDA Organic certified. We only want finest ingredients
for our Pho noodles.
Saigon Cinnamon
Often regarded by spice connoisseurs around the world as the
best, Saigon Cinnamon has a distinctive, tantalizing taste and
solely grown in its native country of Vietnam. We can't agree
more. Its flavor is unmatched by any other variety. Yum!
Perhaps the bark makes a difference… thick, rich-dark brown in
color. As a little kid, Thao has fond memories of nibbling on
Saigon Cinnamon bark walking to her school in the Old Quarter of
Hanoi. It makes a delicious, sweet and spicy warming treat
during the winter months…
Saigon Cinnamon contributes a unique and one-of-a-kind flavor to
our Happy Pho. Plus our Saigon Cinnamon is USDA Organic certified.
We wanted the highest quality ingredient in our soup base. Why
not?