The Meerfenchel (Crithmum maritimum), German also: Bazillenkraut mentioned, is a coastal plant, which wind and Gischt suspended rock loves. It was already in the antique one well-known.

Occurrence

It grows excluding near the coast the black sea, the Mediterranean, the Kanari islands and the European Atlantic coasts. The Strandfenchel grows on the Balearen islands Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Cabrera and Dragonera.Das yellow-flowering plant from the family of the (Apiaceae) resembles wild Fenchel, therefore the name Meerfenchel comes. The herb has in to doubly pinnated, bluish green, fleshy, sukkulente sheets, which are harvest ripe up to seven centimeters long to become to be able and in the summer.

History

Crowds of women already went into 15. and 16. Century with baskets the rocky beaches of the Mediterranean along and pulled this herb off. Subsequently, the sheets were made by inserting for many months durable, so that they could be carried on the ships in the provisions of the sailors. Due to the high Vitamin C content and the preventing effect against scurvy it was a component of each sea-bag and bereiste the widths of the Weltmeere.

One finds the first data in French pharmacopeias of 1837.

Since then is Meerfenchelpulver in the offer of bio shops, reform houses and herb conditions of the weekly markets. Unfortunaty, because as powders the otherwise so heartful herb tastes after nothing.

Processing and application

Which at first sight like inconspicuous grass looks and one calls in Mallorqui Fonoll mari, still an aromatic supplement is to the mallorquinischen kitchen.

After picking they are washed and inserted one month in mild vinegar vinagre, until the tasting weakly spicy sheets give only the last whistle to many courts. Mariniert tastes the Meerfenchel to typical rice courts like brood or to Pa amb oli (bread with olive oil and tomatoes). In addition, as inserted sour vegetable is fonoll mari much likes and makes the famous mallorquinischen Kapern competition.

See also: Mallorquini kitchen

Literature

• LLORENS et al.: de la Flora de Balears (catalog Flora of the Balearen islands). 1997 (expenditure only in Catalan language)

Related links

• Meerfenchel in Herbari virtual de les Illes Balears (Spanish)

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