Fennel has a sweet, nutty flavor with an alluring maple aroma. It is primarily used in Turkish, Egyptian, and Middle Eastern cuisine, where it turns up in a vast array of dishes. Cooks in India typically roast these seeds before grinding them to impart a sweeter flavor to their dishes. Much like fenugreek, fennel has been grown for centuries because it was believed to have healing powers. It was even an integral component in “holy smoke,” a part of the Egyptian ritual for embalming the dead. An old Arabic greeting references the beneficial virtues of fennel: “May you tread in peace the soil where Fennel grows.” Ingredients: Fennel seeds.