Every week, we will be crafting creative recipes and discussing uses of fennel and fennel pollen. On Friday, get your links ready! There will be a linky group here on Foodies Unite so that you can share your fennel recipes and check out other blogs as well. We will be tweeting and facebooking all the fennel recipes that are shared on the page – don’t forget to tag your tweets #FennelFriday!
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From stem to bulb, fennel pollen to fennel oil – Fennel not only enhances your culinary and gastronomic experiences but has health benefits as well. Fennel provides an excellent source of potassium, vitamin C, and fiber. It is also contains folic acid and phosphorous, iron, calcium, magnesium, molybdenum, and manganese. Fennel is usually consumed for its medicinal effects. Herbalists refer to fennel as an intestinal antispasmodic that relieves intestinal spasms or cramps.
The vitamin C from the bulb of the plant is antibacterial and very useful to the immune system. The fiber from fennel helps reduce the cholesterol level and can prevent intestinal cancer owing to the fact that it eliminates toxins and cancerous substances from the intestines. Fennel is also rich in potasium – an essential mineral which helps decrease the high blood pressure that can cause a heart attack.
Fennel originated in the Mediterranean region and Southest Asia but, today, the biggest growers of Fennel are: the United States, France, India and Russia. Fennel was brought to North America by the Spanish missionaires to be grown in their own medicinal gardens. In California it is also known as “star anise”.
Are you ready? We are – the kitchen has been filled with heady odor of fennel and we are dusting our dishes, chopping our fennel and getting the creative juices flowing!
Enhance your Fennel experience with Fennel Pollen from Pollen Ranch – Great for gifts and a magnificent addition to your dishes, fennel pollen transforms your dishes and the spice blends from Pollen Ranch are simply a must-have in the kitchen!
More about Fennel Pollen:
Bon Appetit lists Fennel Pollen from Pollen Ranch as Top 15 Italian Pantry Staples Made in America
Forbes names Fennel Pollen as a Top Ten Food Trend
Read our Review of Pollen Ranch – Running through Wild Fennel Pollen Fields with Pollen Ranch
