Arcotrade

Foeniculum vulgare

Fennel seed is an oval, green to yellowish-brown seed and is a member of the parsley family. Has a warm, sweet odor with an anise-like flavor used in Italian cooking, particularly Italian sausage, or try it on seafood. Available also in ground or whole.

Fennel seeds are the ripe, dried, gray-green striped to yellowish brown schizocarpic fruits

(4 - 10.5 mm long, 2 - 4 mm wide) of the fennel bush,which is of Mediterranean origin and

belongs to the Umbelliferae family. Obtained from this aromatic and medicinal plant, the seeds emit a pleasant odor, are highly aromatic and have a pungent flavor.

Fennel seed is supplied either as whole, cracked or in ground form.

• Whole

• Cracked