Fennel
Hinojo in Spanish
Fennel is a vegetable that has a crunchy texture and a slightly sweet and licorice-like flavor. It is often eaten raw, as it is in salads. It can also be cooked and used in soups, stews, and sauces. Fennel pairs well with other vegetables, such as carrots, celery, and onions. It can also be paired with meats, such as chicken, pork, and beef. Fennel also pairs well with spices, such as coriander, cumin, and fennel seed.
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What combines with fennel
Classic partners
Reliable matches
Also good with
- Afghan cuisine
- Anchovies
- Anise
- Arborio or carnaroli rice
- Arugula
- Asparagus
- Autumn
- Avocados
- Basil
- Beets
- Bell peppers
- Belly pork
- Bibb lettuce
- Black bass
- Bok choy
- Braised dishes
- Brie cheese
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Champagne vinegar
- Cheddar cheese
- Cherries
- Chervil
- Chickpeas
- Chile peppers
- Chives
- Chops lamb
- Chops pork
- Cider vinegar
- Cinnamon
- Clams
- Cod
- Coriander
- Corn
- Crab
- Cream
- Crème fraîche
- Cucumbers
- Curry powder and sauces
- Eggplant
- Endive
- Fava beans
- Fennel pollen
- Fiddlehead ferns
- Frisée
- Ginger
- Greek cuisine
- Green beans
- Greens
- Grilled dishes
- Herbs
- Honey
- Horseradish
- Italian cuisine
- Juniper berries
- Lamb
- Leeks
- Lemon balm
- Lemon thyme
- Lovage
- Meats
- Melon/muskmelons
- Mint
- Muenster cheese
- Mushrooms
- Mustard
- Nutmeg
- Onions
- Oysters
- Pancetta
- Paprika
- Parsley
- Pasta
- Pecans
- Pickles
- Pink pepper
- Porcini / cepes / king bolete mushrooms
- Prosciutto
- Quail
- Radicchio
- Reblochon cheese
- Rhubarb
- Roasted dishes
- Rosemary
- Sage
- Sausages
- Savory
- Scallions
- Scallops
- Seafood
- Shallots
- Shrimp
- Skate
- Snapper
- Soft-shell crab
- Southern italian cuisine
- Spinach
- Squab
- Star anise
- Striped bass
- Stuffing
- Sugar
- Sumac
- Sweetbreads
- Swordfish
- Tarragon
- Tenderloin pork
- Tuna
- Turbot
- Turmeric
- Veal
- Vegetables
- Verjus
- Vermont shepherd cheese
- Vincotto vinegar
- Walnuts
- Watercress
- Watermelon
- White beans
- White wine vinegar
- Zucchini