In article .com>,
"Nancy2" > wrote:

> I, personally,
> don't like fennel at all because of its taste. I hate licorice.

I dislike licorice and strong anise flavors, as well. But fennel I
like. Go figure....

> And, do the chefs know beforehand what the secret ingredient is going
> to be?

On IC Japan, the chefs were given a short list of what the theme
ingredient might be so they could think of recipes and bring in the
ingredients they wanted.

sd