Home      Merch      shows      recipes      blog      forums      who      contact

You are not logged in.

#1 Wed 6/29/05 4:51 pm

ryan
Can't Dance, Isn't Part of Revolution
Registered: Tue 6/7/05
Posts: 164
Website

Fennel v.s. Anise - The Showdown

This recipe looks really good (veganized, of course), but it calls for 1 Tbsp of fennel seeds and 1 Tbsp of anise seeds... aren't they pretty much the same thing?  Isn't it pretty pretentious (in GOURMET magazine, no!) to call for both?  Especially when later in the recipe, they call for "fennel bulbs (sometimes called anise)".


vegblog, fool

Offline

 

#2 Wed 6/29/05 4:54 pm

IsaChandra
fork her and her shiitake!
From: North Vegan
Registered: Sun 6/5/05
Posts: 35914

Re: Fennel v.s. Anise - The Showdown

They're kinda different. Fennel is earthy licorice and anise is more intense sweet licorice. Not that I don't see what you're saying.


"If I'm eating anything more than a dinner roll, it's a vegan wedding." ~ mumbles of course

Offline

 

#3 Wed 6/29/05 5:20 pm

Terry
The Other Isa
From: PPK Queens Auxilary Bunker
Registered: Mon 6/6/05
Posts: 4294
Website

Re: Fennel v.s. Anise - The Showdown

Fennel is better in savory foods (like sausagy things, stuffing), anise is for sweets and certain asian cooking things.

Offline

 

#4 Wed 6/29/05 5:20 pm

ryan
Can't Dance, Isn't Part of Revolution
Registered: Tue 6/7/05
Posts: 164
Website

Re: Fennel v.s. Anise - The Showdown

Wow, I've been schooled.


vegblog, fool

Offline

 

#5 Wed 6/29/05 5:32 pm

IsaChandra
fork her and her shiitake!
From: North Vegan
Registered: Sun 6/5/05
Posts: 35914

Re: Fennel v.s. Anise - The Showdown

Yeah but Terry just kind of stole my answer.


"If I'm eating anything more than a dinner roll, it's a vegan wedding." ~ mumbles of course

Offline

 

#6 Thu 6/30/05 11:33 am

Jimbles
On a Laser Mission
From: that's how we roll in Queens
Registered: Tue 6/7/05
Posts: 558
Website

Re: Fennel v.s. Anise - The Showdown

IsaChandra wrote:

Yeah but Terry just kind of stole my answer.

Your answer was all like "http://tinyurl.com/6ajdhb earthy blah blah intense", and terry was all like "this is the difference between fennel and anise".


"I rollerbladed" ~ isa to the x-treme

http://www.veganfriendly.com

Offline

 

#7 Thu 6/30/05 11:35 am

IsaChandra
fork her and her shiitake!
From: North Vegan
Registered: Sun 6/5/05
Posts: 35914

Re: Fennel v.s. Anise - The Showdown

Jimbles wrote:

Your answer was all like "http://tinyurl.com/6ajdhb earthy blah blah intense", and terry was all like "this is the difference between fennel and anise".

Yeah well it's hard to be articulate sometimes when you're too busy banning insubordinates.


"If I'm eating anything more than a dinner roll, it's a vegan wedding." ~ mumbles of course

Offline

 

#8 Thu 6/30/05 6:05 pm

ryan
Can't Dance, Isn't Part of Revolution
Registered: Tue 6/7/05
Posts: 164
Website

Re: Fennel v.s. Anise - The Showdown

Jimbles -- You're my new favorite for having a picture of Stanley Zbornak (RIP) as your avatar.

Little known fact: I once ran a Golden Girls blog.


vegblog, fool

Offline

 

#9 Thu 6/30/05 7:00 pm

Jimbles
On a Laser Mission
From: that's how we roll in Queens
Registered: Tue 6/7/05
Posts: 558
Website

Re: Fennel v.s. Anise - The Showdown

ryan wrote:

Stanley Zbornak (RIP)

Herb Edelman may have passed away, but Stanley Zbornak will never die!


"I rollerbladed" ~ isa to the x-treme

http://www.veganfriendly.com

Offline

 

Board footer

Powered by PunBB
© Copyright 2002–2005 Rickard Andersson