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Kind
Venkel
Scientific name
Foeniculum vulgare
Item number
434
Brand
123seeds Topselect
Amount of seeds
500

In stock

€2.80
Product Description

Fennel de Florence is a deliciously sweet and great-tasting vegetable. Fennel de Florence is also known as Florentine fennel . This type of fennel originally comes from the Mediterranean and is still a very popular and widely eaten vegetable there. This vegetable is increasingly becoming well-known and popular, in our colder climate (the Netherlands). This vegetable is specially grown for its fleshy and delicious aniseed-tasting bulb, but the leaves of this fennel are also edible and can be used to season all kinds of dishes with its aniseed-like flavour. This leaf tastes great with chicken dishes, fish dishes, in soups, in sauces and in salad dressings.

Fennel is a very healthy and versatile vegetable. It contains the following vitamins and minerals, among others: vitamin A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B11, C, E and K. and the minerals: calcium, phosphorus, iron, iodine, copper, magnesium, manganese, sodium, selenium and zinc. Fennel is also high in fibre and low in calories. This versatile vegetable can be boiled, stewed, stir-fried, grilled and steamed. Fennel can also be used in casseroles, in stews, in soups and sauces. Raw thinly sliced fennel bulbs are also delicious in salads. Fennel combines well with salmon, prawns, cod, chicken, goat cheese, garlic, rosemary, thyme, tarragon, curry powder, avocado, crème fraîche and pasta. The following vegetables also combine well with fennel: beets, courgette, tomatoes, pumpkin, leeks and onion. Non-hardy annual.

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