Do you like black (real) licorice?

[x65943]

Black licorice is my favorite candy, and I have loved it all of my life. I have found it's very divisive, so I wanted to know how you folks felt.

Do you like black licorice? Do you think it's an acquired taste? Do you think the people who like it are deranged non-human fiends?

Plz answer below

 

[slimbizzy]

i think black licorice is the best ever and it is probably my favorite candy too aside from jube jubes but here's the catch my favorite jube jube flavor is black licorice (blush emoji)

i think it has a great taste and if i could transform all the strawberry licorice into black i would eat it more

i think the people who don't like it and pick out the black licorice candies are insane and should find out who ever stole their tastebuds

 

[JuanMena]

Do you think it's an acquired taste?

Absolutely.
But don't feel ashamed about this.
Everyone likes different stuff.

 

[slaphappygamer]

I hate that taste. Tried it a few times and regretted it each time. Red licorice is where it’s at.

 

[Alexander1970]

No.Do not like it,either no pink,blue,green,red....

 

[FAST6191]

There are three types of liquorice from where I sit

Real stuff. Seen most in the world, and called black liquorice in the US.

American stuff. Flavoured and boring, though if it is more extruded fruit syrup (granted seeing any sweets with actual fruit in the US...) it can have its charms. Even the nominally real stuff in the US is probably not real as per rest of the world standards -- I don't know if someone poisoned themselves by eating bag after bag and thus spoiled the fun for everybody else or it is just 2% cheaper to make otherwise (either story would be plausible when dealing with US food companies and regs) but meh.

Whatever it is that the Dutch and Nordics have (see salmiak) wherein ammonium chloride is the order of the day rather than regular table salt.

I am also one of the freaks that likes aniseed balls. Even the guy in the old fashioned sweet shop said kids mainly used to get them to put in a catapult to hunt rabbits with.

But yes I like liquorice. Rarely will get it for myself but can eat a lot of it when I do. Do actually like the rolled up strings of it with a sweet in the middle (see liquorice wheels).

 

[hippy dave]

Do you think the people who like it are deranged non-human fiends?

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Licquorice and aniseed are foul.

 

[Nobody_Important4u]

It tastes like shit

 

[Deleted member 668561]

I hate star anise

 

[x65943]

There are three types of liquorice from where I sit

Real stuff. Seen most in the world, and called black liquorice in the US.

American stuff. Flavoured and boring, though if it is more extruded fruit syrup (granted seeing any sweets with actual fruit in the US...) it can have its charms. Even the nominally real stuff in the US is probably not real as per rest of the world standards -- I don't know if someone poisoned themselves by eating bag after bag and thus spoiled the fun for everybody else or it is just 2% cheaper to make otherwise (either story would be plausible when dealing with US food companies and regs) but meh.

Whatever it is that the Dutch and Nordics have (see salmiak) wherein ammonium chloride is the order of the day rather than regular table salt.

I am also one of the freaks that likes aniseed balls. Even the guy in the old fashioned sweet shop said kids mainly used to get them to put in a catapult to hunt rabbits with.

But yes I like liquorice. Rarely will get it for myself but can eat a lot of it when I do. Do actually like the rolled up strings of it with a sweet in the middle (see liquorice wheels).

Also a fan of anise seed, they have it at a few Indians restaurants around here with a small sugar coating

I have never had a ball of it tho, usually just individual seeds

 

[rvtr]

Do you like black licorice?

Yes.

Do you think it's an acquired taste?

Yes.

Do you think the people who like it are deranged non-human fiends?

No.

 

[tfocosta]

My personal opinion (please, don't hate me):

 

[VinsCool]

The taste is great, but it's also an acquired taste.

It's pretty nice in drinks, however. The licorice aftertaste is nice.

I also really like the smell of anis. Especially in perfume.

 

[pwsincd]

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[Julie_Pilgrim]

 

[Chary]

My family LOVES it...because they grew up with it. (Swedes). I myself can’t like it. I’ve tried, I can’t. Give me Twizzlers any day instead

 

[Glyptofane]

I hated black licorice as a kid, but now I like it.