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fennel

In California it grows wild along highways and is classified as a weed, unpicked by a country that mostly uses the seed.

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Cultural layer

Origin

The Mediterranean; Foeniculum vulgare, grown for its bulb, fronds and seed, all used differently

Routes

Spread through European and South Asian cooking; naturalised aggressively in California and Australia, where it is now managed as an invasive weed

Context

Fennel is eaten as three things: the bulb as a vegetable, the frond as a herb, the seed as a spice, and most cuisines use only one or two. Italian cooking takes the bulb, Indian cooking takes the seed, and each treats its part as the obvious one. In California it grows wild along highways and is classified as a weed, unpicked by a country that mostly uses the seed.

Route

Pending

The routes are written. They are not yet mapped.

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