Flavigny anise, you die older than that!
Flavigny anise, you die older than that!
These little round, white balls, hard as concrete and perfect for blowing your teeth when you're impatient, each contain a seed of green anise in their center and are very fragrant. Their manufacture dates back to the 8th century and their recipe has remained unchanged since 1591.
Louis XIV, it is said, was a big fan of it and always walked around with a can of anise in his pocket. Their emblematic oval and metal box appeared in the 1950s, at the time these dragees were the first products sold in vending machines in stations and the metro.
Become the candy of the trip, the anise of Flavigny has gradually won the motorway service stations; it reigns supreme there today, so much so that it has become a kind of souvenir, available mainly in places of transit and in stores that sell French specialties to bring back as gifts for Americans, Japanese and foreigners. elsewhere just about all tourists.
