Specifications

The leaves of fennel is used for garnishing. Leaves and stalks are used in salads,having agreeable aroma.

It is a biennial, aromatic, stout, glabrous, 1.5 to 1.8 mtr high. The ripe fruit (seed) is small, oblong, cylindrical, 6.8mm long, straight

or slightly curved, greenish yellow, deeply furrowed, 5 ridged and having agreeable aroma.

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The bulb, foliage, and seeds of the fennel plant are widely used in many of the?culinary?traditions of the world. The small flowers of wild fennel (mistakenly known in America as fennel "pollen"?^[12]) are the most potent form of fennel, but also the most expensive.[13]?Dried fennel seed is an aromatic, anise-flavoured?spice, brown or green in colour when fresh, slowly turning a dull grey as the seed ages. For cooking, green seeds are optimal.[6]?The leaves are delicately flavoured and similar in shape to those of dill. The bulb is a crisp vegetable that can be sautéed, stewed, braised, grilled, or eaten raw. They are used for garnishes and to add flavor to salads. They are also added to sauces and served with pudding. The leaves used in soups and fish sauce and sometimes eaten raw as salad.

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