「taste」の正しい使い方

Here's some more about food. I often hear people use "taste" as a noun, like this.

× Tea is good taste.
× Tea has a good taste.

However, as a noun, "taste" usually has this meaning:

have good taste （～の）センスがある、（～の）趣味｛しゅみ｝が良い
She has good taste.

If you look in the dictionary, probably you will find that it says "taste" as a noun means 味, but it's really not so common, and I don't recommend it for you. If you are talking about the flavor of something (spelled "flavour" in British English), you should use "taste" as a verb.

• 味 (あじ) flavor; flavour

So, what the people above really want to say is:

○ Tea tastes good.
○ The flavor of tea is nice.

I really like the flavor of this spice. It tastes good to me, and reminds me of Taiwan. Some people don't like it because it contains anise.

• 八角 (はっかく) (n) (1) octagon; (2) star anise (spice);

I didn't used to like anise, either, but it grew on me.

grow on someone
〔～に対する不安｛ふあん｝・好意｛こうい｝・関心｛かんしん｝などが〕だんだん大きくなってくる、募ってくる
・Once you live in a place, it grows on you. : 住めば都。
・The idea grew on him. : 彼はその考えに取り付かれていた。
・I didn't like English at first, but it has grown on me. : 最初は英語が嫌いだったけど、だんだん好きになってきた。
(definition from 英辞郎 on the web)

I used a big spoonful of this in the soup I made last night. I also used in the tofu and chives dish that I made back on June 22. Those dishes tasted good, I think. If you have recommendations on ways to use spices to make tofu taste better or special, I'd like to hear them.