Description
Type of confection or sweet food
Technical
Liquorice or licorice is a confection usually flavoured and coloured black with the extract of the roots of the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra.
Sensory Profile
Aroma ()
woodysweetherbalearthyslightly medicinal
Wine Analogy
Similar depth to aged Port wine
Coffee Analogy
Resembles molasses notes in dark roast coffee
Perfume Analogy
Comparable to patchouli-amber base notes
Culinary Applications
Pontefract cakesEnglandTraditional disc-shaped liquorice sweets
SalmiakkiFinlandAmmonium chloride-flavored liquorice
Zoute dropNetherlandsSalted liquorice variety
Dietary
VeganVegetarianGluten-FreeHalalKosherwheat (in some varieties)