Fennel has exceptionally gentle anise or licorice flavor that can be improved or improved relying on the way things are cooked (or not cooked). When diced and sauteed with onions as one of the initial steps while making a soup or stew, fennel turns out to be exceptionally sweet.
All pieces of the fennel plant — bulb, tail, and fluffy fronds — are consumable, and will add surface and flavor to servings of mixed greens, slaws, and pasta, and that’s just the beginning. Daintily cut crude fennel bulb adds a sweet licorice flavor and crunchy surface to servings of mixed greens