black licorice tastes bad. sorry. I never acquired a taste for it. but I do remember as a kid chewing tar. it will clean your teeth ultra white.

I call bull shait

I started eating black licorice to get a taste for anise so I could work through a bottle of Absinthe.

Licorice extract is some powerful stuff... taken in moderation it can regulate your hormones ladies.

It's because your heart goes into shock when it taste how farking nasty that shiat is....

AdolfOliverPanties: Black jelly beans rule.

You know who else liked black jelly beans...?

/anise is medicine, not food

Most American licorice, such as good and plenty, is deglycyrrhizinated and/or seasoned with anise, not real licorice.

Which is delicious. I'd rather have black licorice than cheap, bad chocolate any day.

Count me as one of those that never understood the appeal of black licorice. That stuff is just disgusting.

...and real licorice turns your mouth green.

Subby just likes taking the fennel out of everything.

And if you're one of the unlucky ones who develops an irregular heart rhythm or muscle weakness after eating a lot of licorice, the agency suggests you "stop eating it immediately and contact your healthcare provider."

Sorry, I have in my minds eye a picuture of a fatass with heart palpitations that refuses to put down the candy

Archae hippy: And if you're one of the unlucky ones who develops an irregular heart rhythm or muscle weakness after eating a lot of licorice, the agency suggests you "stop eating it immediately and contact your healthcare provider."

Sorry, I have in my minds eye a picuture of a fatass with heart palpitations that refuses to put down the candy

You're on fark so there's probably at least a few

If that was true, us Dutch would have been dead by now.

/maybe we are.........

so, eat the stuff and take a potassium pill..problem solved.

cretinbob: Meanwhile in FInland

What the actual fark?

LabGrrl: Most American licorice, such as good and plenty, is deglycyrrhizinated and/or seasoned with anise, not real licorice.

Which is delicious. I'd rather have black licorice than cheap, bad chocolate any day.

You sweet talker.

LabGrrl: Most American licorice, such as good and plenty, is deglycyrrhizinated and/or seasoned with anise, not real licorice.

Which is delicious. I'd rather have black licorice than cheap, bad chocolate any day.


I thought good n plenty was jelly beans.

Abox: LabGrrl: Most American licorice, such as good and plenty, is deglycyrrhizinated and/or seasoned with anise, not real licorice.

Which is delicious. I'd rather have black licorice than cheap, bad chocolate any day.


I thought good n plenty was jelly beans.


Hmm...apparently I remembered it wrong. And from wikipedia "The pink candies are colored with a red dye called K-Carmine that is produced from the crushed bodies of the female cochineal insect. " Yikes.

Trail Mix: cretinbob: Meanwhile in FInland

What the actual fark?

indeed... that was bit disturbing.

fyi at first he keeps jabbering about "black licorice pipes" and "forbidden fruit" over and over again and then goes full batshiat crazy

Glycyrrhizin - great word.

You guys can have ALL my black licorice. I will get my heart palpitations somewhere else, thank you very much.

/Detest the stuff.

I never understood the love for licorice. The smell of it makes me sick to my stomach, and I probably would rather eat a spoonful of mayonnaise than put it anywhere near my gob. I do love coffee though, which some people find repulsive, so I guess it's similarly something that either you like it or you don't. Maybe it's genetic, like enjoying cilantro.

Glycyrrhizin, which is what gives licorice its sweet flavor, can cause the heart to beat dangerously fast.

So, it's like a delicious aerobic workout.

tseven7: Glycyrrhizin - great word.

I'm going to start a fantasy metal band, call it Glycyrrhizin, and dress up like a wizard.

Anything in "large quantities" can hurt you.

Even Ric Romero knows this....

Something that tastes like weeping death horror is bad for you? The hell you say.

Damn. Black licorice is one of my favorite treats, always has been. I like to leave a new package open for a day before eating so it's extra-chewy.

/heart and teeth both ok

A recent study conducted by the well respected University of Phoenix showed that 82% of the people who enjoy black licorice also put ketchup on their hot dogs.

Probably punch babies and kick puppies too. Bunch of cretins.

Abox: Abox: LabGrrl: Most American licorice, such as good and plenty, is deglycyrrhizinated and/or seasoned with anise, not real licorice.

Which is delicious. I'd rather have black licorice than cheap, bad chocolate any day.


I thought good n plenty was jelly beans.


Hmm...apparently I remembered it wrong. And from wikipedia "The pink candies are colored with a red dye called K-Carmine that is produced from the crushed bodies of the female cochineal insect. " Yikes.

Yeah, but K-Carmine is in a bajillion things. Especially in Breast Cancer Awareness month.

tetsoushima: tseven7: Glycyrrhizin - great word.

I'm going to start a fantasy metal band, call it Glycyrrhizin, and dress up like a wizard.

I'm ok with this.

Le Bomb Suprize: A recent study conducted by the well respected University of Phoenix showed that 82% of the people who enjoy black licorice also put ketchup on their hot dogs.

Probably punch babies and kick puppies too. Bunch of cretins.

To be fair, the baby was kind of asking for it.

It's also a laxative. (new window)
And not many licorice candies have any real licorice in them, anyway.