Cotswold Health Products Aniseeds. Aniseed (pimpinella anisum) is a annual herbaceous plant with small white flowers. It is a sweet herb, similar in flavour to fennel & licquorice. This pungent herb is used primarily to flavour Drinks, such as Pernod & sweets, like aniseed balls. It is also used to flavour curries & is particularly tasty with lamb. It is indigenous to South Asia & Mediterrenean countries. Produce of Turkey.