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A perennial aromatic herb of the parsley family, fennel is native to southern Europe and Asia Minor and cultivated in the US, Britain, and temperate areas of Eurasia. The blanched shoots are eaten as a vegetable. The greenish brown to yellowish brown oblong-oval seeds smell and taste similar to anise. The seeds and extracted oil are used for scenting soaps and perfumes and for flavoring candies, liqueurs, medicines, and foods, particularly pastries, sweet pickles, and fish.
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
Here’s another dish where a common starchy element becomes something fresh and new with the addition of an herb—fennel, in this case.
—Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
Fried Chicken Side dishes include Keenan's father's green beans and bacon, potato salad, hushpuppies, green chile cheesy shells, jalapeno cornbread and fennel slaw.
—The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024
No one is going to ask it to play fetch or figure out what to do with all the fennel in the fridge.
—David Berreby, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2024
Brute’s take on the classic Milwaukee SMO is the 414 Pizza, topped with fennel sausage, roasted cremini mushrooms and yellow onions.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2024
Flavors of Mission fig, cherry, rising brioche, and fennel pollen roll over the palate, all bathed in subtle acidity.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2024
The embellishments, especially the fennel, hover at the edge of overwhelming the scallops without quite tipping over.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Some have miso or fish sauce in the dressing, while others are sprinkled with fennel pollen or replace romaine with snow peas.
—Priya Krishna, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
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“Fennel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fennel. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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