My new favorite veggie. . . herb . . both. You should check it out. It looks like dill, smells like licorice and tastes a little like celery. From top to bottom it has many many uses. I used the bulb today like you would an onion in chicken noodle soup. It flavors black licorice, improves milk supply of nursing mothers, helps with colic (ingredient in "gripe water") and tea helps with bloating. Ancient Romans considered it the herb of sight.Folk medicine has long used fennel, specifically the seeds, to relieve indigestion, as a natural diuretic, and even as a breath freshener. You might know it as the spice anise, but it's mislabeled in North America. Fennel belongs in the same family as parsley, dill, carrots and coriander. It is a cross between celery and leeks.
I'm planning to add this to my home garden next year. I was very pleased and excited about this very versatile plant. Here is a site I found from UC Davis if you want more info.
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