where an extract of raw liquorice is heated up with other ingredients such as flour, treacle, flavourings and colourings to produce a sweet, thickened product. In Britain, it is closely associated ...

Salty liquorice is an acquired taste - and many in Finland, Scandinavia and the Netherlands learn to love its sharp, sour flavours during childhood. But for those who are introduced to it later in ...

Believe it or not. the liquorice sweets and ropes we all know and love are derived from a liquorice root. Originating in Southern Asia and then spreading through the Middle East and into southern ...

My £1 bag from Boyes weighs in at 400g, almost a pound in old money and well worth it for a variety of liquorice and coconut sweets with round jelly buttons. I was a bit surprised to find them on ...

Eaten as a sweet treat, brewed as a tea or used in various other herbal treatments, liquorice offers numerous health boosts supported by scientific research. Originating from the plant Glycyrrhiza ...

I was intruiged by the list of attractions related to the history of liquorice: a fairytale castle, a festival, a farm, a museum and sweet shops. In particular, one place name kept cropping up ...