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Fennel Vs Anise

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Also anise is considered a spice and fennel is considered a vegetable. Several skin care products also use anise as well. Caraway Cumin Aniseed Ajwain And Fennel Fennel Cumin Anise Seed Fennel seed is two or three times larger and paler. Fennel vs anise . Use it where fennel bulb is called for. In addition to the fact that they share a similar flavor what often creates confusion among these. That would be the fennel. The entire plant of fennel is edible whereas it is typically the seeds from the anise plant that are edible. Fennel and Anise are easy to get mixed up. Both being cousins to licorice they have a similar flavor. As we said both contain anethole which according to Wikipedia is distinctly sweet as well as having its flavoring properties and is measured to be 13 times sweeter than sugar. That seems to be what a web search indicates. Note also that true anise seed is different from the star anise which is an entirely different spice popular for use in Asia...