Anise Seed (Anis en Grano) lends its licorice flavor to baked goods and desserts around the world, including Italian biscotti, Swedish rye bread and Peruvian picarones, a popular fried dough made with winter squash. Anise seed is also a favorite ingredient among Mexican bakers, adding sweet, spiced flavor to buñuelos, cookies and pan de muertos, or Day of the Dead bread. It’s in atole, a thick, sweet masa-based beverage that originated from the time of the Aztecs, and is one of the spices in mole sauce. Anise Seed is one of the many products offered by El Guapo, you can be confident that they are of the highest quality. For the past 30 years, El Guapo has provided ingredients to make delicious, authentic Mexican meals for your family.