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Yeah, people have died from licorice! I think you can have a few pieces a day without a problem. Just don't have a pack a day. I love Dutch licorice, the less

Yeah, people have died from licorice! I think you can have a few pieces a day without a problem. Just don't have a pack a day. I love Dutch licorice, the less readable the label the better. I look for the stuff that is "zacht" & "zout" (salty and soft).

freeqaz 4y ago
Salmiak licorice is incredibly good! It blows my mind that American black licorice doesn't have it. (I guess it's an acquired taste?) Does anybody have any recommendations for candies to try? I love "Lakrisal" a lot! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonium_chloride https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonium_chloride https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salty_liquorice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salty_liquorice
- tveyben 4y ago
  I think most Danes will agree that Lakrisal is fantastic! - A dane :-)
- cr1895 4y ago
  I quite like the Swedish one Djungelvrål
  - ncmncm 4y ago
    I like the ones that are tiny, rock-hard pellets, and you can't keep them in your mouth long enough to dissolve, because they are so strong it hurts. Is there a name for those?
    - cr1895 4y ago
      I’m not sure I’ve tried those. You’re not referring to Tyrkisk Peber are you?
      - ncmncm 4y ago
        Can't recall. Got them in Sweden. The name includes "lakrits", but that is on everything.
Doxin 4y ago
Heya, Dutch person here. Pretty sure that the whole heart problems angle on licorice is at best overstated. I, and plenty of people I know, have occasionally eaten much more than a pack of licorice in a day and survived. I'm sure you probably shouldn't if you've already got heart issues, but otherwise dig in.
- Tor3 4y ago
  Wikipedia mentioned a guy who ate some 200 grams every day and got medical problems. A fifth of a kilogram every day is arguably a lot.
  - squarefoot 4y ago
    I easily consumed over a pack a day of liquorice without problems for a long time, and already had heart issues. My blood pressure when I stopped taking it didn't change a dim; medicines and diet helped, as did eating less salty/fat meals and reducing alcohol.
  - Doxin 4y ago
    Well yes, 200 grams every day is different from a kilogram every now and then. I'm not saying that you can't get into trouble with licorice, you're just reasonably unlikely to, and the claim that "a few pieces a day" is the limit is just asinine.
    - ncmncm 4y ago
      Yet, a few pieces a day is plenty.

freeqaz 4y ago

Salmiak licorice is incredibly good! It blows my mind that American black licorice doesn't have it. (I guess it's an acquired taste?) Does anybody have any recommendations for candies to try? I love "Lakrisal" a lot! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonium_chloride https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonium_chloride https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salty_liquorice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salty_liquorice

tveyben 4y ago
I think most Danes will agree that Lakrisal is fantastic! - A dane :-)
cr1895 4y ago
I quite like the Swedish one Djungelvrål
- ncmncm 4y ago
  I like the ones that are tiny, rock-hard pellets, and you can't keep them in your mouth long enough to dissolve, because they are so strong it hurts. Is there a name for those?
  - cr1895 4y ago
    I’m not sure I’ve tried those. You’re not referring to Tyrkisk Peber are you?
    - ncmncm 4y ago
      Can't recall. Got them in Sweden. The name includes "lakrits", but that is on everything.

Doxin 4y ago

Heya, Dutch person here. Pretty sure that the whole heart problems angle on licorice is at best overstated. I, and plenty of people I know, have occasionally eaten much more than a pack of licorice in a day and survived. I'm sure you probably shouldn't if you've already got heart issues, but otherwise dig in.

Tor3 4y ago
Wikipedia mentioned a guy who ate some 200 grams every day and got medical problems. A fifth of a kilogram every day is arguably a lot.
- squarefoot 4y ago
  I easily consumed over a pack a day of liquorice without problems for a long time, and already had heart issues. My blood pressure when I stopped taking it didn't change a dim; medicines and diet helped, as did eating less salty/fat meals and reducing alcohol.
- Doxin 4y ago
  Well yes, 200 grams every day is different from a kilogram every now and then. I'm not saying that you can't get into trouble with licorice, you're just reasonably unlikely to, and the claim that "a few pieces a day" is the limit is just asinine.
  - ncmncm 4y ago
    Yet, a few pieces a day is plenty.