Name: Fennel seeds, Fänkålsfrön, Foeniculum vulgare
Origin: QigXin, Tarim Basin, China
 
Partner: Dennis
Harvest: All year around. Selling now Oct 2020
Character: Warm, aniseedy, pine-like, herby, bittersweet, fresh citrus
Pair with: Fish, Figs, Nuts, Beef, 5Spice, Aubergine, tomato sauces, broths, spice blends, desserts, pork belly

Fennel has a beautiful liquorice character that can enhances both savoury and more sweet foods. It is widely used in Italian salami and mediterranean cooking as well as throughout Asia in spice blends and curries. Most notable is its importance in Chinese 5spice.

Our Tarim Fennel is grown in the unique landscapes around lake Bosten located on the fringes of the Taklamakhan desert. This is one of the driest and hottest places on earth but the access to water makes it possible to produce very fragrant, hardy herbs due to the unforgiving climate and cold nights.

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COOKING

Fennel has a beautiful liquorice character that can enhances both savoury and more sweet foods. It is widely used in Italian salami and mediterranean cooking as well as throughout Asia in spice blends and curries. Most notable is its importance in Chinese 5spice.

Release the flavors:
Grinding the seeds will support the oils to come forward.
You can dry roast your fennel seeds quickly on high heat to release a nutty flavor.
A hardy, herbaceous perennial in the Carrot family that is native to the mediterranean and cultivated throughout Europe.

IN DEPTH

Our Tarim Fennel is grown in the unique landscapes around lake Bosten located on the fringes of the Taklamakhan desert. This is one of the driest and hottest places on earth but the access to water makes it possible to produce very fragrant, hardy herbs due to the unforgiving climate and cold nights.