Natoora Italian Large Fennel

£3.16

£3.95
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FLAVOUR IS A FRONTIER


Natoora Italian Large Fennel 


- Although Italian fennel is available all year round, it is at its best during the colder months.
- Graded exclusively for Natoora, we only receive the best of our grower’s crop in Campania, meaning very little wastage and consistent great quality: huge bulbs, with tender, compact leaves full of aromatic aniseed flavour.   


Take it further


- Slice thinly and add raw to salads at the last minute to preserve its crunchy texture. 
- Boiled and finished in the oven for gratins. 


Natoora's radical approach to seasonal sourcing is shaping the future of food


- We are revolutionising the food system. 
- We work direct with growers who value flavour, biodiversity and heritage over yield.  
- We give them the support they need to build a better future for food, rooted in small scale, sustainable agriculture that gives back to our planet.


"Winter is when the fennel is finest, and I revel in it: I roast it; make a gratin with it; add it to stews and to traybakes; and eat it raw in salads. True, I love anything in the aniseed arena, but even those who don’t (or who aren’t fond of its soft texture when cooked) can thrill to a raw fennel salad. You can just cut the halved and cored fennel into thin slices with a knife, but if you have a mandolin, plus a cut-resistant glove to go with it (my Game of Thrones glove!), so much the better: shave thin slices into a bowl, then finely grate over the zest of a lemon,  squeeze in some of the juice, sprinkle with Maldon salt, pour over a little amount Mellow Yellow Oil (or olive oil) and toss to mix before arranging on a platter with some of the fennel fronds scattered on top. For utter beauty (both to look at and to eat) slice a handful of radishes (very carefully) with the mandolin (and glove, of course) wafer thin (or cut them into long eighths) and toss these into the fennel salad, too. And in both cases, I highly recommend substituting the lemon with – when in season – Seville orange." Nigella Lawson
Country of Origin
Italy

Suitable for vegetariansSuitable for vegetarians

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14 February 2024 by 
so fresh and tasty

we made a fennel and celeriac soup with this . The flavour was amazing - restaurant quality. It was also extremely fresh.

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08 February 2024 by 
Large, fresh and lovely mild flavour

Bought it on a flash sale. Cooked with butter beans ,spinach and tinned tomato. Delish.

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03 February 2024 by 
Wonderful

Really good fennel, big and tasty. Good value

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13 January 2024 by 
not large

My partner unloaded the delivery when I asked him if this was large he blanched and said medium at best!!

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01 November 2023 by 
Smallest bulb ever

For years, this fennel has been a regular in my weekly shop. Recently, every bulb I receive has been tiny, the size of a small onion. Previously, if the bulb was even close to this small, two would be included. It seems no longer. At nearly £4, I can no longer justify this when an M&S fennel is 95p. This week, I’ll be getting two of these instead. That’s £1.90 vs £7.80. A no-brainer, really.

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22 July 2023 by 
no longer good fennel bulbs

I have been eating these twice daily for years, but suddenly the quality has dropped off and they are rotten. I do hope it will improve soon, and I can enjoy them again.

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