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| Basic Spices > Fennel Seeds |
The fennel seed has sweet agreeable flavour and an odour
similar to aniseed. It’s a cooling spice. In ancient
times, fennel was considered to increase strength. Roman
gladiators mixed it with their food before entering the
arena. |
| The famous battle of marathon in 490 B.C,
was fought on a fennel field. Fennel is a native of Europe
and Asia Minor. Today, India is by far the largest source
of fennel along with Egypt and China. In India it thrives
in the sunny, limey well-drained loams of Gujarat, Rajasthan
and Uttar Pradesh. |
Botanical
name |
Family
name |
Commercial
part |
Foeniculum vulgare Miller |
Apiaceae |
Fruit |
USAGES—
In India, fennel powder is always used without
the frying process. In Chettinand cuisine whole
fennel seeds are used.
Throughout the centuries fennel was prescribed
for everything from weight loss to tooth ache
to colic to snake bite. |
Packing
Available
Consumer Pack:
1kg, 2kg, 5kg.
Bulk Pack: 10kg,
25kg, 50kg.
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