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Fennel Seed Tea.
Whole fennel seeds from Gujarat, sun-dried on open threshing floors: crush a spoonful, steep it long, and sip a licorice-sweet cup with a clean aniseed finish after supper.
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About this product
Supper is over, the plates are stacked, and the kettle goes on one more time. Fennel seed has been chewed and brewed at the close of a meal across cultures from the Mediterranean to South Asia for a very long time, a plain, old habit that has earned its place in the cupboard.
These are ridged, pale-green seeds, oval and faintly striped, with an aroma somewhere between licorice and fresh hay. Crush a few between your fingers and the scent sharpens: sweet, warm, faintly medicinal in the way good herbs often are. Steeped, they turn the water the color of weak straw and leave a clean, aniseed finish.
Details
- Whole fennel seed, grown in Gujarat, India
- Sun-dried on open threshing floors in the old way
- Hand-sieved to remove stems and chaff
- Kept whole, since fennel's volatile oils begin to fade the moment the seed is cracked
How to use
Crush a teaspoon lightly with the back of a spoon to open the seed, then steep in just-boiled water for eight to ten minutes: fennel wants time to give up its oil. Drink it warm after a heavy dinner, and keep a jar by the stove for whenever the meal runs long.
A plain, patient cup for the end of the day.
Picking up where you left off