{"id":587,"date":"2020-08-08T03:15:08","date_gmt":"2020-08-08T03:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wegrowfoods.com\/store\/?post_type=product&#038;p=587"},"modified":"2026-07-23T00:52:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T00:52:42","slug":"fennel","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/wegrowfoods.com\/store\/product\/fennel\/","title":{"rendered":"Fennel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sold by the bundle of two during the month of July because the bulbs are still young and small.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\">Native to the Mediterranean region, fennel is one of Italy&#8217;s most popular vegetables. Fennel is eaten both raw and cooked in a variety of cuisines, most famously Italian food. It has a bulb-like base, stalks like celery, and feathery leaves that resemble dill.The flavor is often described as celery with a overlaying anise (licorice) note.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\">Like celery, the entire fennel plant is edible and lends itself to a wide variety of cooking applications. In fact, this mildly licorice-flavored plant is a member of the parsley (and carrot) family. Lastly, we can&#8217;t ignore the health benefits of fennel. Just one cup of fennel\u00a0contains almost 20 percent of your recommended daily value of vitamin C.\u00a0You&#8217;ll also find plenty of iron, fiber, and potassium.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<p>Fennel adds texture and flavor to salads, slaws, pastas, and more. Thinly sliced raw fennel bulb adds a sweet licorice flavor and crunchy texture to salads. To slice the bulb, stand it on the root end and cut vertically with a sharp knife of mandolin. To soften the\u00a0flavor of the bulb, try braising, saut\u00e9ing, roasting, or grilling it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<p>Fennel stalks can take the place of celery in soups and stews, and can be used as a &#8220;bed&#8221; for roasted chicken and pork. Use fennel fronds as a garnish, or chop them and use as you would other herbs, like dill or parsley.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sold by the bundle of two during the month of July because the bulbs are still young and small. Native to the Mediterranean region, fennel is one of Italy&#8217;s most popular vegetables. Fennel is eaten both raw and cooked in a variety of cuisines, most famously Italian food. It has a bulb-like base, stalks like [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1404,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[34],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-587","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-herbs","first","instock","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wegrowfoods.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wegrowfoods.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wegrowfoods.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wegrowfoods.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wegrowfoods.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wegrowfoods.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=587"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wegrowfoods.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=587"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wegrowfoods.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}