How Danish Licorice Is Made 

I guess a lot of the licorice was for the chewing tobacco industry? Asking out of curiosity

If you like salty, you should try the finnish salmiakki! It's amazing

@@hangedman3834 It is! 😉

Agreed, personally I've found some decent ones, but they only come in a mixed bag of 50/50 salty and sweet, so what I do is separate them and then add a bunch of ammonium chloride to the sweet ones. It took me a couple of tries before I found out how to do it, but just in case you'd like to try the same, here's the process: For this recipe, you'll need about 125 grams of licorice and two teaspoons of ammonium chloride. First, you find a small microwaveable container, I use a round Tupperware container, step two is dumping the licorice in and then pouring water on until all the contents are soaked. If you leave out the wetting process, you'll end up burning the licorice, and although it is still edible, I prefer my licorice unburned. Next, you heat the licorice for 10 seconds on high power in a microwave oven, and then give it a stir with a teaspoon or similar. Repeat this process until all the licorice has taken on a tar-like nature, it's a bloody hell stirring at this point, and I'd recommend a teaspoon with a good thick handle. It should take some 10-15 repetitions. When everything is a sticky mess, you mix in the ammonium chloride, and the licorice will become a somewhat lighter color, possibly because you trap a lot of air in the mix. When that's done, you wait until the mass is cool enough not to burn you too badly, and then dig out the licorice with the spoon. In the beginning, I rolled the licorice into musket-ball sized balls, but found out it's faster to just spread it out in a layer on a piece of baking paper, and then cut the whole thing into chunks when it's cooled a bit more. Expect the knife to stick. The last step is dumping the licorice, one by one into a bag of ammonium chloride, and shaking it, to prevent the licorice from sticking together in a big lump. With all that ammonium chloride you get an initial kick in the gob, and think "maybe I overdid this, I wonder if my stomach will survive", but then it sort of wears off a bit and becomes the most delicious and soft licorice, you could use to strip the paint off of a car door at 400 paces, or for cutting armored glass.:-)

@@hangedman3834 Should I order them from Finland? (I live near it) Or is it good everywhere?

@@tomatoessuck4878 late reply, but Finland is indeed known for its good licorice, I think we have good licorice in Denmark too but I guess I'm biased. I would recommend super piratos, they're a popular choice here

What a load of bollox! Rich people getting richer by gentrifying licorice, seriously, I bet you guys believe in santa too!

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@@RusticRaver no way youre getting offended over licorice

Food insider is (again) wrong about this. It's not salty in it's purest form. In Nordic countries it's often flavored with salmiak salt and / or table salt (along with anise extract and other flavorings).

How is it salty? It tastes like like petroleum mint to me?

@@Ahmadbeik99 I think it's whatever's covering the inside black squishy part that makes it salty

@@archevenault idk We have it in the levant and it doesn't taste walty for a reason

It's not salty by nature. They add salt.

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That's great to hear, Lotta! Here in Denmark, we cannot get enough of liquorice either 🖤

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@@tiddywater9079 In Denmark, its not even that uncommen, many people does it, including me

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it is definitely an aquired taste. but when most scandinavians get introduced to it as kids it's no wonder most adults here love it

The first time I tried it as a young child I thought it was going to taste like dark chocolate. The best way I can describe the flavor is bittersweet and tastes like cough medicine. Despite that I find myself snacking on it from time to time when I get bored of the artificial taste of redvines.

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It is not but you can get licorice with liquor :)

Hi There Fun Fact: The British spelling is Liquorice.

PorkyPiggieBoy another fun fact: its spelled Lakrids in danish 😉

Same ahhhahha

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My granddad also buys lt all the time :D im from Denmark too

Well, toffee has salty taste too but licorice is something different. I personally hate it.

Maybe try to get your hands on some Danish Ga-Jol, I'd recommend the yellow version. Also, Finnish Fazer makes a licorice called Salmiakki, that would definitely be worth trying as well. Oh, and another good Finnish licorice for us who like a bit of a kick to it, is the Sisu. Happy hunting.:-)

You have to try it, to understand.

It's amazing.

i don't either. Tastes kinda wrong

You can order from Lakrids, best ever

I love it!

lakrids licorice is like saying i just bought a car car or took the flight flight

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@ Yes I sure did! The sea buckthorn & wild blueberry were my favorite!

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@ I also ordered & enjoyed the 1 sweet licorice. & the 3 red licorice. Both were tasty as well!

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shouldn't have eaten pounds of licorice every day, too much of anything is bad for you

It doesn't necessarily, some are nauseatingly sweet, while others are so deliciously full om ammonium chloride it brings tears to your eyes. You know, as an involuntary and autonomous response because it feels like you're eating CS gas in solid form.:-)

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Or make some at home.

I actually have a great dislike for licorice.

You clearly have not tasted those badboy's.

@@thecenterleftlibertarian53 They don't taste differently than normal licorice. If Kha doesn't like the normal ones, heshe won't like those.

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I’m pretty sure it’s genetic cause I’m American with danish ancestry and I love licorice especially black licorice it’s unbelievably good

He sells it on Amazon at over $5 an OUNCE!

That's right! The Greek name for liquorice is 'Glycyrrhiza glabra', which means 'the sweet root'. This name is no understatement because in its natural state the liquorice root is 30-50 times sweeter than plain sugar 🖤

You cant blame them, liquorice is hard to spell. English might also not be their first language.

Licorice is only spelled liquorice in countries where liquor has never been banned

Because it is. Liquorice root extract has medicinal properties and can negatively impact blood pressure and heart rate if consumed too much.

Don't get one. Please stay away from it.

I'll give your parents a stern talking to, in the meantime I'd suggest you got out and get yourself some licorice.