The Pizza Therapy Forum and Pasta Therapy Forum

Adjudicator · Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Posts: 5

If this a duplicate topic; please accept my kudos.

Anyway... I have found this wonderful seed to be a PRIMARY ingredient in my pizza toppings. The seeds, along with a robust sauce and prime cheeses seem to make my pizza better. How do others feel about this?

--JDK--

RnR · Joined: 17 Jul 2007 Posts: 12 Location: Mid-Michigan

Go for it!

I'm pretty sure the primary pizza pie of my youth (ca. 1960's) employed fennel (although sparingly). It was sprinkled on last as far as I can remember, but wasn't used as a sauce ingredient for example.

Unless there is another seed that looks very much like fennel, I think it was and is a largely missing ingredient in many commercial pizza compositions.

Enjoy.

firerose · Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 20 Location: Denver, CO

I always put fennel seeds into my spaghetti; but it never occurred to me to try in in pizza sauce. I bet it adds a lot to the taste. I'm definitely going to try it next time I make pizza.
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