http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/tags/ripe/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:53:40 -0700 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:53:40 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm1.staticflickr.com/171/buddyicons/12836528@N00.jpg?1270047578#12836528@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/tags/ripe/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/2778522837/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/pagedooley/">kevin dooley</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/2778522837/" title="Fennel"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3282/2778522837_2928d24f56_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="Fennel" /></a></p> <p>A 25x macro of the spice fennel. (Explore)<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://www.mccormick.com/content.cfm?id=8205">Enspicelopedia</a>:<br /> <br /> Fennel is the dried, ripe fruit of the perennial Foeniculum vulgare. Tall and hardy, this plant has finely divided, feathery, green foliage and golden yellow flowers. Oval seeds form in clusters after the flowers have died and are harvested when they harden.<br /> <br /> Fennel seeds are an important ingredient in seasoning blends of the Mediterranean, Italy, China, and Scandinavia. Fennel seeds may be roasted prior to incorporation into seasoning blends to intensify their flavor. Fennel is used in curry blends, Chinese five spice, mirepoix, and herbes de Provence. Fennel is also used to flavor fish, sausages, baked goods, and liquors.<br /> <br /> Fennel was once native only to the Mediterranean region, but now most Fennel is grown in India, China, Egypt and Turkey.<br /> <br /> Ancients believed Fennel Seed was particularly helpful in eyesight. It was also believed to increase strength. In ancient Greece, it was considered a symbol of success. In more recent history, the Puritans referred to Fennel as the &quot;meeting seed&quot; as it was a favorite practice to chew the seeds during meetings. Today, Fennel Seed is widely used in India as an after-dinner breath freshener and also to help in digestion.</p> Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:53:40 -0700 2008-07-26T10:34:59-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (kevin dooley) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2778522837 33.315001 -111.935749 33.315001 -111.935749 2512363 Fennel <p>A 25x macro of the spice fennel. (Explore)<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://www.mccormick.com/content.cfm?id=8205">Enspicelopedia</a>:<br /> <br /> Fennel is the dried, ripe fruit of the perennial Foeniculum vulgare. Tall and hardy, this plant has finely divided, feathery, green foliage and golden yellow flowers. Oval seeds form in clusters after the flowers have died and are harvested when they harden.<br /> <br /> Fennel seeds are an important ingredient in seasoning blends of the Mediterranean, Italy, China, and Scandinavia. Fennel seeds may be roasted prior to incorporation into seasoning blends to intensify their flavor. Fennel is used in curry blends, Chinese five spice, mirepoix, and herbes de Provence. Fennel is also used to flavor fish, sausages, baked goods, and liquors.<br /> <br /> Fennel was once native only to the Mediterranean region, but now most Fennel is grown in India, China, Egypt and Turkey.<br /> <br /> Ancients believed Fennel Seed was particularly helpful in eyesight. It was also believed to increase strength. In ancient Greece, it was considered a symbol of success. In more recent history, the Puritans referred to Fennel as the &quot;meeting seed&quot; as it was a favorite practice to chew the seeds during meetings. Today, Fennel Seed is widely used in India as an after-dinner breath freshener and also to help in digestion.</p> kevin dooley china italy food fish eye yellow fruit turkey season de recipe gold golden mediterranean flavor five breath spice chinese egypt cook seed meeting curry best goods explore liquor vision help aid chef sausages chew strength dried provence fennel increase seasoning afterdinner perennial baked ripe mirepoix blend eyesight ingredient digestion scandanavia herbes vulgare foeniculum intensify freshenser http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en