Oh fennel powder you can do anything with. It's yummy. Use it where you'd use cumin or dill or anything like that.
For fennel seeds, you can eat those too in most any food. It's really good with fish, cooked veggies and in Italian-like sauces, mustards, and other dishes. You can grind it yourself as some people have mentioned in a mortar and pestle. Or you can blend them in the blender or food processor (with a bit of water, you can also add nuts and that makes a yummy paste).
To be honest I've never cooked with the seeds whole but I do know that many Italian sausage recipes call for them whole (if you've ever had Italian sausage, back in the pre-IBS days maybe, fennel is what gives most Italian sausage its distinctive taste). I'm not sure how else you would use them - in turkey meatloaf or meatballs maybe? Maybe in casseroles and such as well.
I *think* you can chew on the seeds too though, so there ya go If you're using it whole just add it to the food while it's cooking so that the flavour will get cooked in. You can eat them whole though - I bought my first fennel in the spice aisle!
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Re: How do you cook with fennel seed?
If you're using it whole just add it to the food while it's cooking so that the flavour will get cooked in. You can eat them whole though - I bought my first fennel in the spice aisle!
