" ¢Â Sweetness thy name is Licorice , or " sweet root , " " sweet stalk " and " sweet weed " ( according to the Greeks , Indians and Chinese ) . It bear a chemical compound 50 times sweeter than board sugar , though some researchers have position it at more than 150 times sweeter than sucrose .
" ¢Â Like many of the radical and herbs mentioned here in the past , licorice ( in various forms ) can be used to treat medical maladies : peptic ulcer , canker sore sore , and ebb to name a few . Whole liquorice is still sometimes suggest for cough , asthma , and other respiratory job , and topical preparations are used for eczema and other skin problems .
" ¢Â It can also be used tomake shoesand human activity as anaphrodisiac .
" ¢Â Licorice can also be regain in many vices : MAFCO Worldwide ( which take to be the world ’s leading licorice producer ) sells about 80 % of its merchandise to the tobacco plant diligence for enjoyment in flavoring cigarettes , cigar , and chewing tobacco . Beverage God Almighty also use liquorice as a foaming agent ( Ouzo or Sambuca are also anise flavour ) , while pharmaceutical companies practice its sweetness to mask the taste of acid drugs ( Vice Tax Alert : During the reign of Edward I , a tax was position on licorice to help revive the London Bridge).Â
" ¢ Pure licorice is more democratic outside the U.S. than in - here , candy shaper often swap anise plant ( whose seed comport a Glycyrrhiza glabra - similar flavor - those who have ready with it will know what I mean ! ) for liquorice in their product . Twizzlers , likely the well known liquorice candy , was first produce by the Young and Smiley company in 1845 . The company has more recently boom their flavors outside the licorice realm into that of chocolate and berries , but in 1998 made the longest licorice twist ever made measure 1,200 foot and 100 pounds .
" ¢Â Sign me up ! Licorice lollipops may helpprevent enclosed space . ( Although Napoleon get it on it andallegedlyhad black teeth as a result ! )
" ¢Â Do n’t celebrateNational Licorice Daynext April 12th by consuming extravagant amounts of the flora though - there is of course of action such a thing aslicorice overdose!Â
" ¢Â I have never been a huge licorice fan , though I do manipulate common fennel radical from time to clip . Any favored room to cook or exhaust licorice , Flossers ? And has anyone had first - hand experience with its wellness benefits ?
" ¢Â A particular thanks to Sarah this week for the suggestion of licorice as a issue ! Interested in something we have n’t covered ? rent us do it !
" ˜Dietribes ' appear every other Wednesday . Food photos make byJohanna Beyenbach . You might recollect that name from our military post about hercolorful diet .
