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Real Licorice has quite a unique flavor, but don't eat too much because of the Glycyrrhizin in it, which can cause medical problems.

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Yeah, people have died from licorice! I think you can have a few pieces a day without a problem. Just don't have a pack a day.

I love Dutch licorice, the less readable the label the better. I look for the stuff that is "zacht" & "zout" (salty and soft).

Salmiak licorice is incredibly good! It blows my mind that American black licorice doesn't have it. (I guess it's an acquired taste?)

Does anybody have any recommendations for candies to try? I love "Lakrisal" a lot!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonium_chloride

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salty_liquorice

I quite like the Swedish one Djungelvrål

I like the ones that are tiny, rock-hard pellets, and you can't keep them in your mouth long enough to dissolve, because they are so strong it hurts. Is there a name for those?

I’m not sure I’ve tried those. You’re not referring to Tyrkisk Peber are you?

Can't recall. Got them in Sweden. The name includes "lakrits", but that is on everything.

I think most Danes will agree that Lakrisal is fantastic!

- A dane :-)

Heya, Dutch person here. Pretty sure that the whole heart problems angle on licorice is at best overstated. I, and plenty of people I know, have occasionally eaten much more than a pack of licorice in a day and survived. I'm sure you probably shouldn't if you've already got heart issues, but otherwise dig in.

Wikipedia mentioned a guy who ate some 200 grams every day and got medical problems. A fifth of a kilogram every day is arguably a lot.

I easily consumed over a pack a day of liquorice without problems for a long time, and already had heart issues. My blood pressure when I stopped taking it didn't change a dim; medicines and diet helped, as did eating less salty/fat meals and reducing alcohol.

Well yes, 200 grams every day is different from a kilogram every now and then. I'm not saying that you can't get into trouble with licorice, you're just reasonably unlikely to, and the claim that "a few pieces a day" is the limit is just asinine.

Yet, a few pieces a day is plenty.

Is that an Elven spice?

No, it's an abolished house at Hogwarts.

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