Fennel when fresh, slowly turning a dull grey as the seed ages. For cooking, green seeds are optimal. The leaves are delicately flavored and similar in shape to those of dill. The bulb is a crisp vegetable that can be sautéed, stewed, braised, grilled, or eaten raw. Young tender leaves are used for garnishes, as a salad, to add flavor to salads, to flavor sauces to be served with puddings, and also in soups and fish sauce. Fennel seeds are sometimes confused with those of anise, which are similar in taste and appearance, though smaller. Fennel is also used as a
HMCS Fennel In December 1944, "Fennel" transferred to MOEF escort group C-1. She remained with that group for the rest of the war. On 12 June 1945, "Fennel" was paid off and returned to the Royal Navy. After lay up, "Fennel" was sold for mercantile conversion in 1946. In 1948 she was registered under a Norwegian flag as "Milliam Kihl". She was rebuilt as buoy-boat in October 1948. She was refitted as whaler in 1951 in Kiel, West Germany. Laid up in 1960/1961, her last drifting season was in 1964/1965. She was laid up again in Sandefjord and sold to Norwegian shipbreakers