Food and Recipes while under Coronavirus quarantine #8

[Seni]

Fennel is also good in French carrot soup.

The first time I ever had fennel was raw in a salad. Even though I love black licorice, I wasn't crazy about the raw fennel that has a licoricey flavor. We do like roasted fennel and include it in our fresh vegetable rotation. I think we will like fennel in Minestrone soup because the licoricey flavor won't be as intense as raw fennel.

Yes, I can imagine. My husband is not crazy about fennel or anise flavours. He absolutely hates licorice.

My Dutch mother used to send me licorice or "drop" every now and then. Love "zachte drop" (soft licorice) but stopped eating it when I got high blood pressure when pregnant with first baby, could find no other causes and looked it up. Never had the problem again. But it put me off.

However, fennel is highly recommended for lactating mothers.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Yes, I can imagine. My husband is not crazy about fennel or anise flavours. He absolutely hates licorice.

My Dutch mother used to send me licorice or "drop" every now and then. Love "zachte drop" (soft licorice) but stopped eating it when I got high blood pressure when pregnant with first baby, could find no other causes and looked it up. Never had the problem again. But it put me off.

However, fennel is highly recommended for lactating mothers.

True. Too much black licorice can raise blood pressure and acts as a stimulant. Historically, black licorice has been used as an expectorant and is helpful for coughs due to asthma, colds, or bronchitis. When I'm having a bout of cough-variant asthma, I prefer black licorice (in moderation) over cough medicine.