2007-09-12 02:36:57 · 10 answers · asked by Sara G-Trini 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
The seed is an herb that has a licorice taste. The root is used as a vegetable.
2007-09-12 02:45:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
As a herb, fennel leaves are used in French and Italian cuisine’s in sauces for fish and in mayonnaise. In Italy fennel is also used to season pork roasts and spicy sausages, especially the Florentine salami finocchiona. It is traditionally considered one of the best herbs for fish dishes. The English use fennel seeds in almost all fish dishes, especially as a court bouillon for poaching fish and seafood. It is used to flavour breads, cakes and confectionery. It is an ingredient of Chinese Five Spices and of some curry powders. Several liquors are flavoured with fennel, including fennouillette, akvavit, gin and was used in distilling absinthe.
2007-09-12 10:55:25 · answer #2 · answered by vseawitch1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a bulb like vegetable, usually sauteed or eaten raw like celery, the seeds are called fennel seeds, used as a flavoring herb especially in Italian sausage. The taste of both is similar to licorice.
2007-09-12 09:50:14 · answer #3 · answered by ~ Floridian`` 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fennel is a vegetable with a licorice flavor . It has a celery-like texture. You can use the bulb in salads; the green fronds in seasoning; and the seeds (too) for braising.
2007-09-12 09:46:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
its not a seed its a vegetable bulb used for flavouring tastes like aniseed
2007-09-12 09:45:54 · answer #5 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fennel
2007-09-12 09:44:47 · answer #6 · answered by Chav D 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
it is a seed used in tea or cheese
when it is in a tea it kinda tastes like licorice
2007-09-12 09:43:04 · answer #7 · answered by stephanie p 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Its a flavouring herb.
2007-09-12 09:44:57 · answer #8 · answered by michael o47 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it is a herb its lovely in soups and casseroles try it its nice good luck..................
2007-09-12 16:49:38 · answer #9 · answered by colin-irene D 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's an herb.....
2007-09-12 09:45:46 · answer #10 · answered by patwhite101 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋