Hallo all, we eat here (germany) Fenchel which is Foeniculum vulgare http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fennel It is very common to eat the bulbs http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Fenouil.jpg The leaves (Dill) are used mainly with Cucurbita (tambda Bhopla in Marathi). Unfortunately i did not make a foto of Cucurbita from my garden this year. Now it is in the deep freeze. I shall go in the market today or tomorrow to get the fotos of Fenchel. We eat it raw, in salad etc. Very tasty and opne of my favorites.
Prof. Singh ji, I can't answer any of your questions. my botany knowledge is ZERO. Regards Nalini ----- Original Message ----- From: Gurcharan Singh To: tanay bose Cc: efloraofindia Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 7:00 AM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:59254] Fruits & Vegetables Week: Foeniculum vulgare from Delhi I wish some one corrects me. The sowa plant we grow in Delhi and known as Anethum sowa depicted above and also in separate post does not have typical wings of Dill (Anethum graveolens). This has always been confusing me. The sowa leaves have more sharper taste as compared to pleasing softer taste of fennel, and ripe fruits are almost black in colour as compared to almost green in fennel. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:54 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: One of my favorite spices tanay On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:52 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: Foeniculum vulgare from Delhi, Fennel or saunf plant It may be confused with Anethum sowa but has larger lighter coloured flowers, few in an umbel, stems thicker, lighter in colour often somewhat glaucous, fruits larger and broader, lighter in colour. I am uploading it along with comparison photographs. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ -- Tanay Bose Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected]
