same. it's an acquired taste that I grew up with cause my mom ate it. it's a great treat especially because no one will steal it from me lol
Akasazh 20 points 7 days ago
Coming from a country that has a very big licorice-candy based selection, there is a lot of room within the category too, from sweet to salty, from hard to soft licorice.
Some of them I like, some I don't.
rumschlumpel 11 points 8 days ago
I love some black licorice. Could go either way for the ones in the post.
Rentlar 13 points 7 days ago
The licorice companies are waiting for RFK Jr to make a speech in the shade somewhere, so that a similar looking photo of contaminated licorice can be taken.
red_bull_of_juarez 17 points 7 days ago
Salmiak is life.
ArmoredThirteen 7 points 7 days ago
Moved to Sweden, tried salted licorice. Somehow even worse. Ammonium chloride is legitimately the worst flavor I've ever had in my mouth and I put everything in there
MilitantAtheist 20 points 7 days ago
Or you're just weak. If my candy isn't trying to kill me, what's the point.
kolmaskommentoija 1 point 7 days ago
Try the tar-flavored ones, those are all great! Or I assume terrible, if one does not like salmiak or tar.
finallymadeanaccount 7 points 7 days ago
To be fair, there's probably plenty of lead in it.
gastroglizzy 17 points 8 days ago
Black licorice, despite comprising only 14% of the total licorice inventory, is responsible for over 50% of customer complaints.
TheRealKuni 2 points 7 days ago
I get them in the Dutch section in the “international foods” aisle in my local grocery story. (I know they’re from more places than the Netherlands, that’s just where I find them.)
NuanceDemon 15 points 7 days ago
I want to stay in bed, eating black licorice.
atomicorange 2 points 7 days ago
🤘
QuantumSparkles 1 point 7 days ago
It’s like eating a tire in the best way
Bytemite 13 points 7 days ago
Not a shitpost, but don't eat too much black licorice all at once, it can cause heart problems. Too much of the glycyrrhizin produced naturally in the plant's root that's used to make black licorice causes your kidneys to flood potassium out into your blood and it'll mess up the electrical signals in your heart. You have to eat like two bags a day for two weeks though.
SaveTheTuaHawk 13 points 7 days ago
Most licorice candy is actually made from anise root, which has no glycyrrhizin.
ParadoxSeahorse 12 points 7 days ago
I know this a shitpost, because yet another food item legitimately has shit in it, this is now a constant problem in America.
I can only presume it’s because the workers are treated extremely badly, remunerated poorly, and the corpos face no consequences for apparently disgusting factories, and there’s no regulations?
There’s no reason this should happen in a modern factory, there should be three hand wash stations before a worker even gets close to the food.
“American food tastes like shit”
InputZero 6 points 7 days ago
Okay but for real a little anise in a few recipes makes them taste right. I do not like the taste of black licorice but I keep a little star anise in the spice cupboard and a small piece makes ramen taste right.
ParadoxSeahorse 3 points 7 days ago
Yeah but you have to keep your anise clean and hygienic if you want people to eat it
lastlybutfirstly 5 points 7 days ago
Sir, this is a Wendy's.
SourDragon 12 points 7 days ago
The article was written by Big Candy Corn™
SaveTheTuaHawk 4 points 7 days ago
A subsidiary of Big Traffic Cone™.
Imgonnatrythis 9 points 7 days ago
Current fda is so fucked they probably like black licorice.
expletivedeleted 26 points 7 days ago
I don't understand. I honestly love black licorice.
They wouldn't even make it if no one liked it. I also like dishes that use fennel or anise.
Always have and always will. Red licorice is the garbage one.
sin_free_for_00_days 4 points 7 days ago
I was in my teens, I think, the first time a friend said they liked black licorice. I really thought they were kidding, just blew my mind. I mean, if you like something, you like it, can't really argue with that. Still.
expletivedeleted 3 points 7 days ago
I think the flavor is too strong on its own for people to appreciate, but you may be surprised how it has been used in dishes you loved.
Simulation6 4 points 7 days ago
Also a black licorice fan. Got to try a Dutch licorice pipe once and it was great.
mr_satan 2 points 7 days ago
I'm the opposite. Cannot stand a hint of licorice or anise in any shape or form. It had made me genuinely gag in the childhood. Nowadays it's just unpleasant to an extreme degree.
P.S.:
I'm not dunking on the thing. If you like, you like. Good for you.
olejellylegs 9 points 8 days ago
“Recommends chewing a handful of anise seeds and grimacing…”
RickyRigatoni 8 points 8 days ago
Chocolate licorice is gross and weird in a good way. Black licorice is gross and weird in a gross an weird way.
TrackenDaKracken 1 point 7 days ago
Well, now I want to try a peanut butter and black licorice sandwich on sourdough toast with butter.
I bet that would be amazing.
We're gonna need a name for this sandwich, too.
heartSagan5 2 points 7 days ago
And what of root beer?
Heide -3 points 7 days ago
It tastes like shit and there is some evidence it even lowers testosterone. It has no redeeming qualities
finallymadeanaccount 8 points 7 days ago
In that case, foreign armies could deploy millions of bags of them at invading US military, turning them Low-T and making Pete Hegseth fire them! Tactics. Always tactics.
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