It is widely used to flavor food and is present in many alcoholic beverages. Fennel, like anise, is a flowering plant. It is apart of the carrot family. The plant yields both a seed-like fruit and the leafy growth used as an herb. Fennel is native to the Mediterranean but is established in many parts of the world. It is mostly found on dry soils near the sea-coast and on riverbanks. Fennel, similar to anise, is used in cooking and medicine. It is very fragrant and flavorful.
Anise and fennel taste similar, but not the same. They both contain anethole, which is responsible for their similar flavors. The two have sharp, sweet flavors, very similar to licorice. When it blooms, the anise plant is covered with small, white flowers that emerge from the ends of the stalks.
Fennel, Foeniculum volgare, also grows on stalks with small, thin leaves, but the base of the plant is in the form of a bulb from which the stalks emerge. Small yellow flowers appear on the ends of the stalks, which can grow to heights of over 8. Many of the similarities between anise and fennel are present because these plants are in the same family.
They are also related to licorice , tarragon, carrots, celery , and hemlock, the last of which is extremely poisonous. Anise is an annual herbal plant , and the seed is the edible component. It is native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Southwest Asia. Star anise or Chinese anise form the eight-pointed star shaped pod for its seeds.
The seeds from star anise also give a very similar flavor to the anise, but it is not a part of the Apiaceae family but rather the Illiciaceae family. Anise is considered as a highly aromatic and flavorful herb with cooking and medicinal uses. Its flavor has similarities with fennel and licorice. Anise plant is also attacked by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species comprising the anise swallowtail and the mouse moth. Fennel is a perennial herbal plant.
It is erect and develops to heights of up to 2. Fennel: Fennel seeds are often confused with seeds of anise, which are similar in taste and appearance.
But these seeds are smaller than anise seeds. America's Test Kitchen will not sell, rent, or disclose your email address to third parties unless otherwise notified. Your email address is required to identify you for free access to content on the site.
You will also receive free newsletters and notification of America's Test Kitchen specials. By Andrew Janjigian Published October 14, Fennel seed Foeniculum vulgare. Flavor Compound Key The different nuances in their various flavor compounds make anise seed, fennel seed, and star anise taste quite distinct from one another.
Compound Flavor Notes alpha-trans-bergamotene citrusy, woody, tealike estragole licorice-y, herbal fenchone minty, piney, camphor-like limonene lemony, citrusy pseudoisoeugenolmethylbutyrate anisey p-anisaldehyde sweet, floral, vanilla-y trans-anethole licorice-y. Leave a comment and join the conversation! Join the conversation with our community of home cooks, test cooks, and editors. How we use your email?
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