In addition to the classic pasta with sardines, wild fennel can be used to flavor and season vegetable soups, especially based on leeks or fennel, Sicilian chicken, meatballs, sea bass, tartare and omelettes. Due to its fresh taste and intense aroma it can also be used to flavor water and summer herbal teas. A traditional Sicilian recipe involves the use of this pesto as a condiment for pasta together with crumbled sausage.