Fennel seeds have a strong aroma, which is typically sweet, and are used to flavour both savoury and sweet dishes, as well as in the preparation of herbal teas and decoctions. They are also excellent for flavouring bread, doughnuts, crackers, breadsticks
and spirits.
Fennel is a Mediterranean herbaceous plant of the Apiaceae family. Its seeds are one of
the components of the mixture known as “5 Chinese spices”, together with Szechuan pepper, star anise, cloves, fennel seeds and Cassia cinnamon.