Crunchy, slightly refreshingly sweet and most commonly known as sweet cooking spice, Fennel Seeds go back to the time of the Romans. These small oval brown seeds have a mild licorice flavour and are one of the ingredients found in Chinese Five Spice powder. Whole Fennel Seeds are used to prepare traditional Italian sausages; as flavour to tomato sauce, fish stews and hot poached fish such as Halibut or Turbot. They get coated in sugar as an after dinner sweet in India and can also be used in desserts such as spice roasted pineapple.