The flavour of licorice is, to my palate, many things, all of them unpleasant, but not "mild" at all. I stongly suspect genetic factors, the way that some peop

The flavour of licorice is, to my palate, many things, all of them unpleasant, but not "mild" at all. I stongly suspect genetic factors, the way that some people find coriander / cilantro a strong, unpleasant taste. After all,licorice is a poison (as per the parent article), so a gene to detect and reject it as inedible has value.