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:: Latin Name :

Foeniculum vulgare Fam. Umbelliferae

:: Sensoric quality :

warm, sweet and aromatic

:: Main constituents :

Volatile oil Anethol, Fenchone and fixed oil.

:: Uses:

Several liquors are flavoured with fennel, including fennouillette, akvavit, gin and was used in distilling absinthe

:: Availability : 

Seeds, TBC