• Dravin
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    41 month ago

    Ammonium chloride covered black licorice is better than sugar coated high-fructose corn syrup.

    Salty licorice is so delicious. Last time I hit up the international store I found smoked salted licorice and it basically turbo crack to me. The only reason I haven’t rushed back and cleared the shelf is it’s like $10 a 120 g bag.

    • Flying Squid
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      31 month ago

      The Finns make a salty licorice liqueur!

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

      I have to try it someday.

      I love describing salty licorice to other Americans too. “So you know black licorice? Imagine it also being really salty and with a large hint of ammonia.” Their looks of revulsion are priceless.

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        1 month ago

        That liqueur sounds interesting. I think I have an affinity for things that sound wonky to most people I know. Petrochemical smells in Islay scotch? Fantastic. The funky hot garbage/burnt electronics of pot still Jamaican rum? Awesome. The sensation of making out with a spruce tree some gins have? Delicious.

        • Flying Squid
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          21 month ago

          I think it’s the very definition of exported depression. But I also think I’d love it.

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      1 month ago

      I don’t know if we see the same thing, but recently I got a small bag of salty black licorice from ikea, out of surprise that it’s really a thing, not just a TikTok challenge. I like black licorice, everyone like salt: maybe there’s some synergy like with chocolate and bacon? How bad can it be? So disgusting.