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>>You whip up into the lightest, fluffiest, daintiest mash. Then in a piping bag and piped into a spiral cone, on a greased baking dish, then (in one of the variants at least) sprinkled with cheeses (or melted cheese painted on), then under the grill till they're brown/crusty/burnt on the outside shell - Yummy!
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>I guess I've run into these here and there.
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>>>>Have you tried them with fennel?
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>>>I don't think I've ever had fennel. What does it taste like?
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>>It has a sort of aniseedy taste.
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>In that case, I'll be skipping it. I don't like licorice.

You're not supposed to eat them raw (although I enjoy the odd one) and it's not as if the spuds end up tasting of licorice! :-)