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fennel

fennel

14 3.2
A plant with a round white bulb eaten raw or cooked like a vegetable
  • noun
  • /ˈfɛnəl/
translation icon : bulbo de hinojo
  • Return to a simmer and continue cooking for a few more minutes until the fennel is softened.
  • fennel bulb
  • fresh fennel
  • a fennel salad

So we're talking broccoli, cauliflower, celeries, fennel, carrots, stuff like that.

Examples

  • One salad offering included fennel, celery, and apples with Greek yogurt dressing and chives for $9.

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  • This combo of arugula with crisp and refreshing fennel and apple is the perfect solution.

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  • As you may have read, I recently received fennel in my organic produce box that I have delivered.

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  • I was excited because I had heard of fennel, but had never cooked with it.

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  • So raw fennel and chicory could be quite bitter together.

  • Shave the fennel thinly using a mandoline into a large mixing bowl.

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  • Also on the menu are a handful of small lunch plates, such as a fennel and feta salad and sliced tomatoes with basil and burrata cheese.

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  • Children often love to snack on raw fennel because of its mild, sweet taste and crunchy texture.

  • Bright flavors stand out in a quick salad of crisp fennel and juicy watermelon.

  • Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until fennel is tender when pierced, about 10 minutes.

Synonyms

finocchio
vsfennel
1 9.9

A vegetable with a round white bulb used in salads and cooking that smells a little like licorice

is the general English term for the same cultivated edible bulb
Florence fennel
vsfennel
7.9

A vegetable with a swollen white bulb and a sweet, licorice-like taste that you eat cooked or raw

is the common English name for the same edible bulbous aromatic plant

Compounds

fennel seed
2 3.6

Small aromatic seeds used to add flavor to food and drinks

common fennel
  • Specialized
3.2

A Mediterranean plant with feathery leaves and seeds used in cooking that taste like anise

dog fennel
  • US
9.6

A common North American weed with thin, feathery leaves and a strong smell when crushed

fennel flower
7.6

A garden plant with feathery leaves and blue or white flowers

Florence fennel
7.9

A vegetable with a swollen white bulb and a sweet, licorice-like taste that you eat cooked or raw

water fennel
  • UK
9.9

A poisonous plant with many thin roots that grows near water

Surface Forms

fennel singular
fennels plural

Etymology

Fennel comes from the Latin feniculum, which means 'little hay', because the plant's feathery tops look like hay. That's why the same name is used for the crunchy, sweet bulb that we eat as a vegetable.