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Anise of Flavigny is a candy from Flavigny-sur-Ozerain in Burgundy.Each candy is made of a single anise seed coated with sugar syrup infused with flavorings such as anise violet rose mint jasmine liquorice and orange.Anise candies were first made by the Benedictine monks of the abbey of Flavigny (founded in 719) as reported by the Roman traveller Flavius.After the French revolution many confectioners began making this delicacy using the same recipe.
