Perfect Pairings & Recipes forFennel Pollen

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Flavour Analysis

Look beyond fennel pollen’s sweet aroma and a less obvious register appears: honey, hay and lemon. A sugar note adds sugary sweetness. A caramel note contributes warm sweetness, and apricot and nutmeg notes give the profile a finish that moves from the familiar to the unexpected.

Dominant Flavour Families

Sweet
Herbal / Herbaceous
Spice
Floral
Woody

Flavour profile of fennel pollen

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Foeniculum

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Fennel pollen

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fennel pollen9.3

Sweet, liquorice-like aromatic notes typical of fennel. Strong in fennel pollen.

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