Fennel is used as an aromatic, tasty spice with a subtly aniseed and sweet flavor. This sublime seed is used in a wide variety of Ayurvedic and Mediterranean dishes. It perfumes many dishes, from starter to desserts. It can be used in many culinary recipes, especially in soups (soup broth), sauces, stews (lamb), fish, meats (in marinades), roasted vegetables, sausages, with cooking a rice or quinoa and especially with the pastry.

Sweet fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a biennial plant of the apiaceae (umbellifera) family such as angelica, parsley, parsnip or lovage. Native to the Mediterranean regions, this plant has become naturalized throughout the world.

Fennel is also known to promote good digestion and for its carminative effects (reduces bloating and flatulence). (See Fennel tea for more information)