Fennel is a flowering vegetable and belongs to the same family as carrots and celery. It’s a large plant, with stalks that can grow up to 8 feet tall. Its base is pale and firm, like celery, and its ...

I don’t think I had ever tasted fennel until I worked in a restaurant. Growing up, most of the vegetables we ate came from a can, and when we did have fresh produce, fennel certainly wasn’t on the ...