Licorice poll!

[Forest Cat]

I like this Swedish licorice candy, it's called Jungle Scream. Small licorice pieces shaped like monkeys. It's very, very salty licorice. Very salty, strong. Makes your eyes water a little, like it should. It says on the package, "Candy with furiously salty licorice taste". It actually says "furiously".

 

[Judge]

I like this Swedish licorice candy, it's called Jungle Scream. Small licorice pieces shaped like monkeys. It's very, very salty licorice. Very salty, strong. Makes your eyes water a little, like it should. It says on the package, "Candy with furiously salty licorice taste". It actually says "furiously".

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I believe such advertising. Not to long ago I bought what I thought would be some pleasantly sweet and sour gummie candies. Quite a shock to eat the first one. They made "sweet tarts" seem utterly lame.

 

[Forest Cat]

I believe such advertising. Not to long ago I bought what I thought would be some pleasantly sweet and sour gummie candies. Quite a shock to eat the first one. They made "sweet tarts" seem utterly lame.

The Swedes are also notorious for their candy. They make weird candy. They even have licorice ice cream.

 

[Princess Viola]

That looks more like coal ice cream to me.

 

[Nervous Rex]

Licorice seems to be one of those love-it-or-hate-it things.

I like black licorice, English Allsorts licorice, and Australian soft licorice. That's probably my favorite type of candy. The Red Vines brand of licorice, even the black stuff, is disappointing because it's too waxy to dissolve in my mouth.

I'm not so wild about the Northern European salt-licorice, which has ammonium chloride in it. I could tolerate the Danish and Swedish salt licorices, but not really enjoy it. The Finnish salt licorice was too much for me to handle - I couldn't even finish one piece.

One of my most snobbish opinions is that only black licorice should be called licorice. The other stuff is a good chewy candy, but it's not licorice.

 

[Nervous Rex]

He's right. Licorice root is phytoestrogenic. And too much estrogen for a man or woman, can be a bad thing. It can lead to the dreaded "estrogen dominance".

However, if used sporadically, it is absolutely harmless, and one of the finest cough remedies. Very soothing for children with harsh bronchitis like coughs.

Good: Licorice has also been known to calm an upset stomach.

Bad: A recent study showed that eating too much of it will raise your blood pressure.

 

[Forest Cat]

I'm not so wild about the Northern European salt-licorice, which has ammonium chloride in it.

That's the stuff that makes your eyes water. Gotta have that ammonium chloride.

 

[ZebraAutismo]

I like licorice but usually it’s got gluten added in so can’t eat it.

 

[foliodoe]

A nice hard, salted licorice is such a wonderful treat. It's not good for your heart health, though. Watch out, if you're over 40!

 

[disconnected]

I like Red Licorice.

 

[D'Andre]

Do you love licorice or do you despise it?

How funny, I'm eating some right now

 

[lovely_darlingprettybaby]

It is so disgusting and the flavor in leave in your mouth lingers on.
My dad loves it and eats it quickly like a whole bag gone so quickly.

Though I think people can get health problems amd die if they eat at too much too quickly.
Because I think it is not good for the heart or something or the guts if eat too much.

 

[Fino]

I like it! I don't eat it often, but it shows up in my life occasionally, somehow. Licorice finds a way.

 

[elgat0verde]

I love licorice, it's one of my favorite flavours

 

[Magna]

It raises blood pressure. So it's not advised to be consumed by those who already have high blood pressure if I recall correctly.

I assume you're talking about black licorice rather than "red" licorice. I like it occasionally.

When I was a kid I'd go to the bulk health food store as a kid and I'd get an actual licorice root as a treat. It's very close to having a stick of candy licorice, but the flavor lasts for days.

The salted licorice from Europe comes in degrees of saltiness. The double salt, extreme salt is heinous to me. In the extremely salty black licorice, there's an ammonia smell/taste. Heinous.

 

[Luca]

I hate licorice, except for the chewy red kind they have at Target sometimes.
Black licorice is so disgusting to me, I would rather eat a bag of olives lol

 

[Judge]

Don't like licorice, and consequently I don't care for Uzo either.

I do like black olives though....especially on my pizza.

 

[Progster]

I like it. I used to get real licorice root as a kid, too.

 

[Crossbreed]

Black licorice?

 

[SusanLR]

No licorice. Whatever the color.