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Type of confection or sweet food
See full technique reference →Liquorice or licorice is a confection usually flavoured and coloured black with the extract of the roots of the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra.
Pontefract cakes (England): Traditional disc-shaped liquorice sweets
Salmiakki (Finland): Ammonium chloride-flavored liquorice
Zoute drop (Netherlands): Salted liquorice variety
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Over-crystallization
Cause: Excessive sugar concentration
Fix: Control cooking temperature and add invert sugar
Flavor degradation
Cause: Oxidation of essential oils
Fix: Vacuum-seal storage with oxygen absorbers