Here's some information:
FENNEL
What we call "seeds" are actually the fruit of the plant. These "seeds" (i'm going to have a hard time changing my ways) are used alot in conjunction with sausage and fish. Give them a whack to crack them a bit before tossing them into a dish to let their flavors out. Our Giant sells the Fennel Fruit with a candy coating in the international "Indian" section. Might have to give that another look next time around. I think the Quakers in this country chew it in this country when in their meetings???? I'm probably wrong and grossly uneducated.
The leaves and stalk of the plant can be eaten as a vegetable, and I've done this as a salad before, it's very mild in flavor. Extra crunchy!!!
It's a member of the Parsley Family.
Sweet and Aromatic, the flavor and scent are similiar to anise.
Mediterranean in origin.
Some countries do not distinguish between fennel and anise.
2 comments:
I think fennel is a love-or-hate flavor. Funnily enough, we were served little baggies of the "candied fennel" for dessert on our flights to and from India!
That stuff always brings me back to my childhood... My best friend, whose family was Pakistani (it's not just an Indian treat!), and I spent a lot of summer afternoons chowing down on the fennel candy. It really doesn't taste as good as I'd remembered.
thanks for the info!
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