The Fennel belongs to the family of Umbelliferae. The seed is very aromatic,
medium-sized, oval-shaped, plate and beige coloured. Fennel sprouts require quite
a long time to grow, normally 13-14 days.
Properties
Fennel sprouts are diuretic, they help reduce excesses of liquids and fats from our
organism, they stimulate salivary and gastric secretions as well as choleresis.
Use
Fennel sprouts have a delicate taste and are used to prepare meat and fish dishes
and salads.
One of the many recipes
Yoghurt with fennel sprouts
- 1 cup of natural yoghurt
- 1 tea spoon acacia honey
- 10 gr fennel sprouts
Sweeten the yoghurt with a spoonful of honey and add the sprouts. Suggested at
the end of a meal.