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légumeanisé · vert · croquant · réglissé · sucré

Fenouil

De l’anéthol dans un bulbe. Cru, c’est du croquant ; braisé, il devient doux et oublie qu’il piquait.

on its own
0.0sour
2.0sweet
1.0savoury
1.0bitter
0.0umami
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1 of these 28 are wild — theory says yes, nobody has cooked them. why →

28 pairings for Fenouil.

Anethole sweetness lands directly on the bitter edge and softens it.

Peppery oil against sweet anise; raw fennel has no fat of its own to carry it.

Saucisse

common

The seed is already in the meat. The bulb repeats it fresh and green.

Parmesan

common

Salt crystals on raw shaved bulb. The anise stops the cheese reading heavy.

Citron

common

Acid keeps sliced fennel white and stops the sweetness turning to liquorice.

Bitter cured fruit under a sweet crunch; the Provencal default for a reason.

Réglisse

common

Bulb and root, both anise, and the vegetable stops tasting like a salad.

Anise-sweet and grassy-bitter cross over almost exactly in the middle.

Pomme

uncommon

Both crunch and both go floral raw; the anise stops it reading as pudding.

Poire

uncommon

Raw and shaved, the anise sharpens what is otherwise just sugar and water.

Raisin

uncommon

Anise crunch under sweet burst; the two textures do more than the flavours do.

Vermouth

uncommon

Anethole meets wormwood; two bitter-anise notes reading as one longer finish.

Estragon

uncommon

Estragole and anethole, isomers one bond apart: crunch underneath, perfume on top.

Estragole here, anethole in the bulb: isomers, one floral and cold, one crunchy and green.

Lapin

uncommon

Anethole and the meat sweetness agree, then the bulb goes soft in the fat.

Saumon

uncommon

Anise reads sweet over oily flesh. Shave it raw, never cook it.

Pleurote

uncommon

The cap makes anisaldehyde, the bulb anethole. The mushroom aniseed stops being an accident.

Chartreuse

uncommon

Anethole runs under the menthol and pushes the finish twice as long.

Raw shaved anise and crisp sweet flesh: two crunches, one of them savoury.

Fraise

rare

Shared anisic and green notes; shaved over macerated berries it reads deliberate.

Anethole and neroli are both sweet without sugar. Shave it raw, dress it wet.

Anethole and cocoa butter both coat the mouth; the anise stops the cloy.