Fennel whole

Fennel

History

It is believed that the birthplace of fennel is Italy. In fact, in Ancient Rome, and in medieval Italian cities fennel was well known and was used not only as a flavoring agent for food, but primarily as a drug (adjuvant lung disease, urolithiasis, as well as a carminative). Were known and its antibacterial properties, explain the high content of essential oils in all parts of the plant.

At the present time the fennel is grown in all parts of the world, except the Arctic and Antarctica. Wild fennel can be found in the Crimea and the Caucasus.

There are two types of cultivated fennel: fennel (pharmacy or voloska dill and Italian vegetable. The vegetable fennel stalk more fleshy.

Use

Culinary dignity fennel variety, and to eat all parts of the plant. The dried seeds are used as seasoning, leaves its original appearance and aroma will decorate any dish, like dill, you can enter in the composition of salads, and you can decorate the salad or main dish with sprigs of fennel, laid on top.

Kochanki fennel can be put out or bake and serve as a side dish to meat or pasta. Particularly popular is the combination of fennel with white fish.

When buying Kozhanchikov fennel should pay attention to the fact that they are dense, white or light green, and the smell - it should be fresh, with anise notes. After purchase they can lie in the refrigerator for about 5 days if wrapped in foil or plastic wrap, but it is not necessary to delay cooking fennel, because its aroma evaporates every day.

Very interesting combination of fennel with ginger - you can combine from when baking meat and fish, and you can brew Finchley tea, add a pinch of ginger. This tea is an excellent remedy for the prevention and treatment of colds.

The herb fennel is often used for flavoring marinades and pickles.

Properties

Fennel is still widely used in medicine, mainly as a carminative and expectorant. Essential oil of fennel stimulate the intestines and stimulates the kidneys. Due to this, it can be used as a mild diuretic, and urolithiasis fennel tea supplements the basic therapy.

Flavonoids and vitamins, "scent of summer", which exudes fennel, to help cope with winter Blues and to resist colds and flu.

"Dill water has long been known as an effective carminative remedy for flatulence in infants young children. Such water can be prepared and fennel. To do this, take a tablespoon of fennel seeds or fennel and boil them in a Cup of boiling water. To insist hour, strain, and when cool, to give the child, specifying the dosage with your doctor. If possible, it is better to take for this purpose fennel seeds. "Water" made from them, is much more effective.

Calorie and nutritional value fennel

Calorie fennel seeds - 345 kcal, bulbs fennel - 31 kcal.

Nutritive value of seeds of fennel: proteins with 15.8 g, fats - 14,87 g, carbohydrates - 12,49 g

The nutritional value of the fennel bulbs: protein - 1.24 g, fat 0.2 g, carbohydrates - 4,19 g