It is a highly aromatic and flavorful herb with culinary and medicinal uses, and is one of the primary ingredients of absinthe. Florence fennel or finocchio is a selection with a swollen, bulb-like stem base that is used as a vegetable. 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. The flavor of fennel is slightly sweet and has a definite licorice-like taste.
Florence fennel is a key ingredient in some Italian dishes like pork roast and potatoes, fish and soups.
It's very diffuclt to find it on sale. This powder of fennel flower don't contains additives and preservatives.
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