>It's a popular taste in gummy-like candies It's also the "salt" in salted licorice. >but it's an acquired taste Yes, because it's objectively unpleasant (if

>It's a popular taste in gummy-like candies It's also the "salt" in salted licorice. >but it's an acquired taste Yes, because it's objectively unpleasant (if it tasted good there would naturally be no need to acquire a taste for it). Of course, that's not to say it's pointless to add it- provided it's done properly you can add a salty flavor to places it can't normally be (chocolate covered black licorice being one of those places)- but it's also a taste that imposes a relatively small n where (enjoyment gained from eating n+1 pieces) < (enjoyment gained from eating n pieces) compared to candy that's actually designed to taste good.