Mango Noodle Salad

Name: Mango-Noodle Salad
Ingredients: * 1/2 Cup rice vinegar; * 1/4 Cup mirin; * 3/4 Cup sugar; * 2 star anise pods; * 1/4 tsp salt; * 2 tsp sambal olek; * 3 mango peeled and sliced, 1/4 sticks - 2 long; * 1 medium jicama peeled and sliced, 1/4 sticks - 2 long; * 2 carrots - peeled and grated; * 1 6 piece daikon peeled and sliced, 1/4 sticks - 2 long; * carrot noodle; * 1-1/2 tsp sesame oil; * 1 small bunch Thai basil minced