These are the epitome of fennel for me. Huge bulbous heads of fennel are so common that a lot of people don't realize that fennel when picked young is tender like kohlrabi and packed with that distinct licorice-like flavor (it always makes me think of eating Salmiakki in Iceland). We target a "mini" bulb that is about a quarter of the volume of a blown-out bulb and some of the bulbs never size of. The result is a tiny, tender bulb that almost seems to condense the flavor of its larger counterparts.