Fennel Seed

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Fennel Seeds have a sweet, mild liquorice taste.

Whenever a recipe call for fennel, you have to do your best to figure out what it is calling for: the bulbous root of the plant, the stalks, or the seeds. Basically, you have to judge based on the amount being called for. If the recipe is calling for 1 teaspoon, then they mean the seed. If the recipe says 1/2 a pound, it definitely doesn't mean the seed.


Substitutes
Anise or caraway seeds, or dill seed

Language Notes
Foeniculum vulgare var dulce is the variety of Fennel grown for its seeds.

Also called:
Graines de fenouil (French); Fenchelsamen (German); Seme di finocchio (Italian); Semillas de hinojo (Spanish) Top...