Can Italian Seasoning have a licorice flavor?
I can say with certainty that the licorice flavor comes from fennel seeds. I made my own Italian seasoning once, to use in pizza sauce, and fennel seed was one of the ingredients. I identified it from a commercial pizza, chewing them separately to identify the flavor, so I could find the right item in the spice dept. Aniseed would have a much stronger flavor, I wouldn’t be able to eat anything with that in it.
