I went to Giant to pick up some milk and bananas. The usually lackluster produce section (What is it about produce in Northern Virginia? The produce at the stores in my area is generally made of Fail and brown slimy spots) had six spectacularly fresh and fabulous-looking fennels on display. I grabbed the two most spectacular, because when am I going to see good fennel again? Probably not till next February.
Sadly, fennels do not have the handy little PLU stickers and the cashier probably hadn't seen fennel since last February. She called around to other cashiers to see if anyone knew the code or had the chart of codes.
"What is it?"
"Fennel, anise."
"You mean anus?"
"No, a-niece!"
"Uh, fennel?" I chimed in. Fennel and anise are not the same plant.
"No, they never list it under fennel. I guess they think you'll find anise faster," she said. The list of produce is in alphabetical order.
"Yeah, but people can say fennel."
"4515!"
I wonder if I can remember the PLU till next February?