fennel info
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A very italian vegetable as it was developed in Italy around the
seventeenth century thus the name Florence fennel. Buy plump white
bulbs and use the fronds of herb at the top in Salsa Verde.
Fennel herb is a wild plant which grows all over Italy. It is known
as the fish herb and has a much more pronounced aniseed flavour.
The leaves and the seeds are both used. Dried fennel herb stalks
can be placed under the fish to be baked in the oven.
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Fennel is a common and muchloved spice in India. Served roasted
after a meal as a digestive or used in countless home remedies for
babies it is also sold fresh still on its fine bright green stalks
outside schools where children buy it to chew on its frag
How it grows
Fennel is the dried ripe fruit of a biennial or perennial herb. The
plant has wispy leaves and clusters of tiny yellow flowers on fine
stalks. Fennel is native to the Mediterranean but also grows in
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Appearance and taste
Fresh fennel seeds are vibrant green. They are small and
cylindrical 67mm long straight or slightly curved and have fine
longitudinal ridges. They are dried for storage and turn to a dull
greenish yellow. The entire fennel plant is aromatic and is used
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Buying and storing
Fennel is available fresh on the stalk and as dried or ground
seeds. Look for fennel seeds which are evenly greenish yellow and
not brown and avoid bags that are hull of bristles. Fennel storff
best if dry roasted it also grinds more easily. Store the sp
Medicinal and other uses
The use of fennel as a digestive aid is well known. It relieves
flatulence and stimulates the appetite. It is one of the safest
medicines for colic in babies and in India infants are given a
daily drink of fennel water This infusion also makes a good eye
Culinary uses
Fennel seems to add richness to meat gravies sweetness to desserts
and a special zest to vegetables. It is used powdered or whole with
lamb potatoes and in crlsp golden sweets that are drenched in
fennel flavoured sugar syrup. Fennel is also used in pickl
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