Tag: Fennel

With a slightly sweet, licorice-like taste, fennel provides a wonderful flavor to so many dishes. You can eat it raw, roasted, or cooked in salads, stews, soups, and pasta dishes. In fact, fennel is often used as the base for flavorful broths that chefs use to braise fish and meats. What food goes well with […]

All parts of plant, from the stem to the leaves, seeds and root, are edible. However, Bronze fennel is largely valued for its seeds, which have a milder, more delicate taste than the other fennels. Bronze fennel is often grown as an ornamental in home gardens, owing to its attractive appearance. Can you eat all […]

Requirements Hardiness 4 – 9 What’s My Zone? Soil Type Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained Characteristics Fragrant, Showy What is the best soil for fennel? Fennel prefers soil that is fertile and drains well. Before planting, enrich your existing soil by mixing in compost or Miracle-Gro® […]

Answer: Bronze fennel does not make “bulbs” as readily as Florence fennel. They are different varieties. Perhaps your friend will find the leaf bases (the part that makes the bulb) adequate, but if she wants bulbs, she should plant Florence fennel. Can you eat the bulb of Bronze fennel? Bronze fennel is one of three […]

(Fennel is a short-lived perennial.) Flowers attract beneficial insects, so don’t cut them before they start to fade. Foliage is also a favorite food of the catepillars of swallowtail butterflies. Cut plants back to the ground after hard freeze. Should I cut back my fennel? Fennel is a hardy perennial herb, which will die back […]

Bronze Fennel is an herbaceous perennial, hardy in USDA zones 5-11. It prefers full sun but can handle partial shade. It does best in rich, moist, well-drained soil, though it is drought-resistant. How quickly does bronze fennel grow? Mist the planting area each day with a spray nozzle attached to the garden hose until the […]

What Does Fennel Taste Like? Fennel has a very mild anise or licorice flavor that can be enhanced or sweetened depending on how it is cooked (or not cooked). When diced and sauteed with onions as one of the first steps when making a soup or stew, fennel becomes very sweet. Does fennel taste like […]

What Does Fennel Taste Like? “Anise-flavored” is the term used most often to describe fennel’s flavor—but that doesn’t mean it tastes like a licorice stick! In fact, fresh fennel’s anise factor is delicate and mild; many self-proclaimed licorice-haters find that they actually like it. Why do fennel seeds taste like licorice? Anise is an annual […]

Use them in salads, stir fries, or wherever you want a fennel punch. This will continue as the plants grow all through spring. During this time I often make my fennel-tomato pasta sauce to go with pasta. The sauce is sweet and tangy and strong, but not so strong as to mask the fennel’s flavor […]

Several cultivars of Florence fennel are also known by several other names, notably the Italian name finocchio. In North American supermarkets, it is often mislabeled as “anise”. Cultivation. Country Production (tonnes) India 584,000 China 48,002 Bulgaria 36,500 Iran 32,771 What is the common name of fennel? Noteworthy Characteristics. Foeniculum vulgare, called common fennel, is an […]

Fennel seeds come from a bulbing plant (Florence fennel) that is eaten as a vegetable. In fact, the entirety of the plant, seed, fronds, greens, and bulb are edible. Anise seed comes from a bush that is grown specifically for the seed; no other part of the plant is eaten. Can you use fennel seed […]

Dog-Fennel Species Description Allergenicity: Dog-Fennel (Eupatorium capillifolium) is a mild allergen. Pollination: Occurs in following seasons depending on latitude and elevation: Summer to Fall. Is Dog Fennel toxic? The plant tissue of dogfennel contains an alkaloid toxin, pyrrolizidine. In mammals this compound causes liver damage and potentially fatal fluid retentions, if consumed in large quantities. […]

For optimal freshness, the seeds should be harvested just as the flowers are beginning to dry out and turn brown. Above: Clip the top of the stalks with the flower heads and place them on a tray in a dark place to dry. This usually takes from one to two weeks. Above: Most of the […]

The root of wild fennel should not be consumed. The leaves are a delicious herb, and complement vegetables and seafood particularly well. They can also be brewed into a mild digestive tea along with your other favourite flavours like mint and chamomile. Is wild fennel safe to eat? All parts of wild fennel are edible […]

Fennel was originally a native of Europe and Asia and introduced for use as a spice, in medicinal compounds and as an ornamental shrub. It’s leaves smell of aniseed. It is difficult to remove completely as the plant has a deep taproot and lots of lateral roots and resprouts after fire. Is wild fennel invasive? […]

Wild fennel flower Starting sometime in mid-August, this plant gives us lovely beautiful yellow flowers coming off the top of the plant. It flowers from August to early October. You can cut these flowers and use them either fresh or dry in a variety of dishes and infusions. What can I do with wild fennel […]

Fennel has a definite licorice scent but no purple spots on the stalks; poison hemlock does not smell of licorice and does have purple blotches. How do you identify fennel? How to identify. Fennel has grey-green foliage with thread-like leaves that smell of aniseed. Its loose umbels of yellow flowers appear at the ends of […]

Fennel harvesting tips The seeds: Ideally harvested when they are still green. Clip the flower heads and rinse several times in hot water to remove any bugs or dirt, then lay them on a paper bag and air-dry for a few weeks. When they are completely dry, remove the seeds and store in an airtight […]

The base of the fennel is round with tightly overlapping pale-green leaves. Sprouting out of that are long celery stalks topped with fine frilly leaves. Technically speaking, all parts of the plant are edible, but most people will find the stalks too tough and fibrous to eat. Can you eat the entire fennel plant? But […]

Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) resembles fennel. Both are originally from Europe, are naturalized in California and grow in similar places. Fennel has a definite licorice scent but no purple spots on the stalks; poison hemlock does not smell of licorice and does have purple blotches. Does hemlock have a smell? The leaves are segmented like […]