no matter what manner of disgusting garbage you can concoct, somebody somewhere will consider it a delicacy. Just ask some people in my area about scrapple. ick, pass.

Why does this smell like a Chris Evans piece?

"And it smells like hammers"

nekom: Just ask some people in my area about scrapple

Scrapple is just sausage mixed with corn meal, there's nothing nasty in it.

Daily Handfuls...2kg/year...5.5g per day.
Dutch people must have small hands.

Loves me some salmiak.

/salty fish FTW

I have tasted this stuff, and it is nasty.

Hash?

Never had drop, but I *loves* me some licorice, especially if it's fresh.

OMGWTGBBQ!! gross!

I love licorice. I'd like to try this stuff. I don't know about salty but...hey.

I've had the Norwegian version of these, for the most part I really liked them. There are a number of different flavors, salt levels, and chewiness factors. Out of about 10 kinds I liked all but 2.

Dutch people must have small hands. Yeah, and they smell like cabbage...

Scatmandingo: nekom: Just ask some people in my area about scrapple

Scrapple is just sausage mixed with corn meal, there's nothing nasty in it.

Scrapple is the Nattie Boh of sausage.

RabidDog Chris Evans Morris.
A little light Sunday afternoon pedantry for you.

SPUNK (new window)

\not what you think
\\safe for work

Only a bloody Dutchman...

Scatmandingo: Scrapple is just sausage mixed with corn meal, there's nothing nasty in it.

Then why does it taste like something you fished out of the garbage?

A licorice-flavored concoction they can't go on holiday without? Pffft. Call me when you grow a pair and can't get on an airplane without a couple liters of absinthe. That's not alcohol blindness, son. That's flavor country...

If licorice had an anus this is what would come out of it.

Dutch double salt/triple salt licorice is NASTY!

Oops - dropped this:

Whoopi Golberg's dreads?

NYZooMan: If licorice had an anus this is what would come out of it.

anise, anus, what's the difference?

/yes, I know that licorice root and anise seed are two different things
//why then is "licorice flavor" so often anus^H^Hise?
///both taste like shiat

Almost forgot:

"There are only two things I hate; those who are intolerant of other people's cultures. And the Dutch."

On the topic of gross food, what's up with marmite? I almost vomited tasting that stuff.

Then again, here we eat cow intestinal lining in soup so what do I know?

Dutch licorice is definitely an acquired taste. I'm not an expert but there are some salty types I like, and others I find repulsive. They're not something you're supposed to eat a whole bag of all at once, either.

Interesting fact: the "salt" is ammonium chloride, which is also the chemical that reportedly makes giant squid flesh inedible. But it makes drop okay for low-sodium diets...

Thought they were talking about caviar. Now that's some nasty shiat.

/and I'm not a picky eater at all

In other news, there's a licorice plant. Next someone will tell me that there's a chocolate plant.

BTW... I'm intrigued and will have to look for some of this shiat to try. I'll inquire with the Dutchman that sits right next to me at work.

/have never seen him eating this stuff

Was going to guess 'bama's peen til I got to the part about the Dutch.

conveniently left out of the article: "contains flamingo droppings"

I was thinking that they were talking about Chef's chocolate salty balls... but I'm wrong

lotustuned: In other news, there's a licorice plant. Next someone will tell me that there's a chocolate plant.

Homer: Are you saying you're never going to eat any animal again? What about bacon?
Lisa: No.
Homer: Ham?
Lisa: No.
Homer: Pork chops?
Lisa: Dad, those all come from the same animal.
Homer: Heh heh heh. Ooh, yeah, right, Lisa. A wonderful, magical animal.

/and indeed it is.

Thosw
Never had drop, but I *loves* me some licorice, especially if it's fresh.

I've had it before, be warned, most of it is very very salty! You'll take a look at it and think, oh, yum! Licorice! Then - you take a chew, and WHOA - it's just a lump of salt.

But, like the article says, there are many other varieties, it's just the salty stuff is the most common. My favorite drop is made with much less salt, and no sugar. It comes in tiny little tic-tack size chips. Very licoricey.

Our household Buys this in bulk!!! HOW could anyone not like these?!!! my 4 year old daughter devises ways of getting to the jar we keep the mundt drops in! my favorites are the kokindjes... little drops of black sweetness with a hint of salty aftertaste. mmmm at work now- but wish I had some here. Pontfrac cakes are really tasty -from England0- they even have a festival every year... got the munchies now>>>>>>
http://www.licoriceinternational.com/productcart/pc/viewContent.asp?idpage=1

coco ebert: On the topic of gross food, what's up with marmite? I almost vomited tasting that stuff.

Then again, here we eat cow intestinal lining in soup so what do I know?

Menudo? I don't think so!

Iron Chef Scottish: A little light Sunday afternoon pedantry for you.

Dammit. A thousand hail marys. Sorry sir.

Scatmandingo: Scrapple is just sausage mixed with corn meal, there's nothing nasty in it.

I explained what black pudding was to a Canadian last night. Some foods should be tried without explaining. It is lovely, it really is.

Colin Powel's cock?

/first thing I thought of
//My psychologist might say that's Freudian, but I think he's just a dick

I had some folks from Netherlands bring this stuff over. Think licorice and take all the sweet out - the part that makes it good. boil it down until it's really strong, then make little gobs out of it and roll it in salt. mmmmm, mmmm!

Might as well call anchovies a type of candy.

RabidDog: I explained what black pudding was to a Canadian last night. Some foods should be tried without explaining. It is lovely, it really is.

you have really been overseas for too long

/spotted dick is great, tho

Looks like goat scat.

nekom: no matter what manner of disgusting garbage you can concoct, somebody somewhere will consider it a delicacy. Just ask some people in my area about scrapple. ick, pass.

Yeah made from stuff not fit for Spam

1. Candy should not be salty.

2. Anything anise-flavored tastes like ass.

Snakeophelia: I have tasted this stuff, and it is nasty.

Came here to say this. It looks horrible, smells like death and makes your tongue demand a divorce from you.

Thank gawd the Finns figured out how to make a vodak out of salty black licorice.

Came here to say MENUDO but I see that bomb has already dropped.

© therefore, I give you Barbacoa, Tex-Mex's answer to clogged arteries and early onset of diabeetus

Mr_Ectomy: RabidDog: I explained what black pudding was to a Canadian last night. Some foods should be tried without explaining. It is lovely, it really is.

you have really been overseas for too long

/spotted dick is great, tho

Nothing wrong with black pudding either. Meat, blood, don't care if it tastes good.

/Deep fried cow bollocks are good too.

RabidDog: Iron Chef Scottish: A little light Sunday afternoon pedantry for you.

Dammit. A thousand hail marys. Sorry sir.

Scatmandingo: Scrapple is just sausage mixed with corn meal, there's nothing nasty in it.

I explained what black pudding was to a Canadian last night. Some foods should be tried without explaining. It is lovely, it really is.

Man, I've only been to the UK twice, but I love black pudding. I was a bit hesitant to try it, but once I did, there was no stopping me. And haggis is actually quite nice, as well.
Also, Amyrenea , Pontefract cakes are one of my favorite candies.

No Such Agency: Interesting fact: the "salt" is ammonium chloride, which is also the chemical that reportedly makes giant squid flesh inedible. But it makes drop okay for low-sodium diets...

It's also the crusty crap that gathers around active volcanoes. Don't eat that shiat.