Dill versus Fennel: What‘s the Difference in Spice it Up

 SPICE IT UP Dill versus Fennel <p>How well do you know your herbs? Have you ever used fresh dill in any recipes? Perhaps a dill sauce, with smoked salmon or in a potato salad, but what about fennel.? Those feathery fronds of dill, have a similar smell to fennel, so can they be used interchangeably? Dill is pictured here but it looks similar to the feather fronds of fennel doesn't it?</p> So how can you tell the difference between dill and fennel fronds? <a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-WBizGXS6FQHYxy3MQHnYuHfnQjyXDbz8O0onDBh7enzxHhNP60UFh84a0ijIfGCzCzHgVuS8ahCEXsUC0FQyL35cMGcpAqeFAuNftFwgoyFk9MKTkLGEUnEdLSCrdhRdExLSHDwSn9gD0tWHxlo3ICaw4rLnFwLFJS4_mNSQyGyrVlkut_ZXcH2rnw=s424'></a> Fennel bulb and frond <p>Dill fronds are slightly finer and a darker green than fennel fronds.</p> <p>Dill has a higher anise or licorice note when you crush the leaf.</p> <p>Fennel has the same level of anethol (active enzyme) but tends to be sweeter.</p> <ul style="text-align:left;"><li>Seeds or both dill and fennel are used in cooking and are referred to as a spice.</li> </ul> <ul style="text-align:left;"><li>Seed flavour profiles differ from the fresh plant. </li> <li>Dill fronds are sometimes referred to as 'dill weed' in recipes. Dill seeds are used a lot in pickles, but don’t have magical properties. Ian’s great tip was when using fennel seeds, dry roast them which by the way gives satay sauce that special flavour.</li> <li> <ul style="text-align:left;"><li>My favourite use of fennel seeds is in home-made sausage rolls.  </li> </ul> <p>I mix 150 grams of beef mince with 300gms of pork mince, 1 grated carrot, 1 grated potato (raw), w teaspoons of chopped sage leaves, 1 teaspoon fennel seeds,  salt and pepper to season. Divide mixture onto puff pastry sheets and roll up with join side down onto baking trays. Bake for 15 minutes at 220 C until golden.</p> <a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2ZZWb_XPhYNc5C7kwkPJFfRJZ71DYzEIhtSx8uwpEReRb65VYVSER1YhVTE