When I hear the words “salty licorice,” I think about the Nordic snack with an acquired taste. However, Salty Licorice is ...

A black treat made from the dried root of a Mediterranean plant, liquorice can be sweet, salty or slightly bitter. Its characteristic flavour comes from the chemical compound glycyrrhizin ...

But even liquorice lovers are divided over this snack. Known as ‘zoute drop', Dutch salty liquorice comes in the form of black, shiny pastilles and it’s much more sour-tasting than the ...