Badia Star Anise Tea Bags 10 Tea bags

Star anise tea — anís estrellado — is the cup abuela poured when your stomach hurt, sweet and warming without sugar, with that licorice-adjacent finish that's unmistakable once you've had it.

Badia packs the whole star anise pod into single-serve bags, ten to a box. Steep four to five minutes in hot water. The aroma fills the kitchen before the cup hits the table.

Common Uses: after-dinner digestive, evening merienda alongside galletas or pan dulce, soothing remedy for upset stomachs, gentle caffeine-free option for late afternoons.

Cultural Context: Star anise sits in the small shelf of Latin household remedies — té de anís, té de manzanilla, agua de canela — that get reached for before anyone considers a pharmacy. In Cuban-American households, it's the tea handed to kids who said their stomach hurt at dinner, and the one adults pour after a heavy meal of lechón and congrí.

Pairs With: a small piece of pan cubano, María cookies, guava pastelitos, or simply a spoonful of honey stirred in.

Common In: Latin American kitchens, Caribbean households, Middle Eastern tea traditions where anise has its own long history.

Ships nationwide to families who keep the small remedies stocked alongside the cafecito.