OUZO is a popular Drink in Greece that is derived from Fennel Seeds and Anise.
Fennel ( English), Saunf ( Hindi), Foeniculum vulgare ( Scientific name) is a spice or herb that has its roots and origins in the Mediterranean region.
These lovely fields of Fennel Blooms were taken in Raipur, Rajasthan near Ajmer.
Bees ( Apis cerana indica) and Ladybirds or Ladybugs ( family Coccinellidae) ,Anisolemnia dilatata ( Scientific name) were intoxicated by the awesome fragrance that hung over these field and thronged the inflorescence in hundreds.
Need I say more, be Enchanted.
Ladybirds act as bio-pesticides as they are the natural predators of Aphids which attack these Herbal plants.
Enchanted Forests 
The roots are good cooked, too.
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never tried the bulbs.
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Usually braised and served with an orange sauce. I’m sure there are other recipes around!
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sounds yummy. i have never tasted the roots. primarily the seeds.
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A milder flavour than the seeds. Let me know if you ever try it, Mukul!
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for certain
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used a lot in indian cuisine.
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I love love love Ouzo, but I love Arak even more. It’s the Middle Eastern version, a little more fiery and less sweet. Still, like anything made with fennel, very good for calming intestinal grumblings, and excellent in Turkish coffee! My Ayurvedic physician would faint if he heard this Pitta aggravating stuff. So he won’t hear 😈
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Lovely to hear about Arak, thank you for the information. Fennel Water is used in Ayurveda for Stomach ailments, thus your Dr. would not be over excited.
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Yes….in water….cooling, lovely water..But not in alcohol strong enough to make pickle out of your stomach! I’m not supposed to have pickle 😕
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ah ha, acidic pickles.
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Fennel grows wild here beside the roads and they sell the cultivated version in the supermarket.
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Wild in Australia. Nice .
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Yes, I love the aroma that fills the air in places where there is plenty of fennel, old Greek women collect it in baskets.
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oh wow . sounds great.
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Great lovely captures as I have never such plants before. Thank you for sharing.
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welcome. happy to have shared my delight.
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beautiful! I grew some anise last summer but my flowerettes were deep purple 🙂 I must have grown a different breed 🙂
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pictures are of Fennel. I think anise is different. Purple sounds lovely. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
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You’re welcome 🙂 I’ll have to grow fennel next year 🙂
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and me the purple flowers
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They were a very dark purple and quite lovely 🙂
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sounds nice
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it’s a prolific little plant!
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ha ha.
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😀
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Interesting – I’d never seen the plant before. Here in the U.S., Italian-Americans are not allowed to marry, unless they provide anisette or sambuca at the wedding feast! (A little weaker and sweeter than ouzo.)
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Sambuca is made from elderberry flowers, and is highly medicinal. It’s great for chasing away coughs, although the heavy syrupy sweetness does put me in mind of cough syrup anyway 😉
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great to read your educative friend.
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oh wow, interesting comment. thank you. sorry for the delayed reply, was out on a trip.
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Exquisite!
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am humbled, thanks
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