# Black licorice **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 1, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480 "2012-03-01T19:53:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Pyper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480/41 "2012-03-02T05:19:14Z")
I like the sweet kind, and I’ve also discovered that a thick piece of molasses-based licorice is better for soothing a sore throat than cough drops. On the other hand, a Swedish acquaintance once gave me a piece of salty licorice from the home country and it was the worst thing I ever ate. Like eating a piece of burnt tire than had been drive on a salt-covered road. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480/42 "2012-03-02T06:15:31Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > It’s a direct creation of Satan and his minions. Normally, I’m a big fan of things that Satan and his minions create, but this stuff sucks. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480/43 "2012-03-02T07:56:51Z")
MMM, dubbelzout. I also like the skoolkruit (candy-coated, made to look like classroom chalk) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480/44 "2012-03-02T10:03:12Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > I always pick the black licorice jelly beans out and hoard them for myself. This is exactly what I do. ---
**Author:** ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480/45 "2012-03-02T10:48:10Z")
Love it! The stronger the better. I’m Danish, though, so I’m not sure my vote counts… I recommend Super Piratos if you can get your hands on them. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480/46 "2012-03-02T13:44:34Z")
Eating licorice is like giving Satan a rimjob. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480/47 "2012-03-02T14:53:25Z")
I love it and also agree that “black licorice” is redundant, though I realize the OP phrases it that way so as not to confuse the poor misguided folks that refer to those waxy, red, ropey tubes of evil as licorice. As much as I love it I can totally see why someone would hate it equally as much. It’s a very distinct flavor and seems like it would be a love or hate situation, like cilantro. Do you suppose there’s a gene or something at work here? ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480/48 "2012-03-02T15:03:14Z")
Yuck! is not strong enough. The Devil shits black licorice. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480/49 "2012-03-02T16:53:29Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > I love it and also agree that “black licorice” is redundant, though I realize the OP phrases it that way so as not to confuse the poor misguided folks that refer to those waxy, red, ropey tubes of evil as licorice. > > As much as I love it I can totally see why someone would hate it equally as much. It’s a very distinct flavor and seems like it would be a love or hate situation, like cilantro. Do you suppose there’s a gene or something at work here? The whole “cilantro aversion caused by a gene” popular notion is [not necessarily fact.](http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/dining/14curious.html) There may be a genetic component to it, but there are other factors at play here that make a whole lot more sense to me. I was initially a cilantro-hater, soapy taste and all, and I’ve long since become a cilantro-lover. I think a chemical and neurological explanation is more likely. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480/50 "2012-03-02T17:26:41Z")
Tastes like medicine. Don’t like. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480/51 "2012-03-02T17:32:21Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Where where where?!? > > My physician/chiropracter/astrologer/faith healer tells me that I need to be putting more refined sugar into my body. I’d melt down and shoot up Peeps, but they still taste revolting. Do I need to get a prescription for black jelly beans, or do you “know a guy”? Jelly Belly has lots of licorice beans and stuff. It’s where I buy my jelly beans. > **[Search Result](https://www.jellybelly.com/search/go#w=licorice&asug=)** ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480/52 "2012-03-02T19:11:25Z")
Hated it as a kid… now I prefer it. I actually love the hell out of salt licorice. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480/53 "2012-03-02T19:17:29Z")
I like all black licorice, but especially Australian-style soft black licorice. The soft black licorice from Trader Joe’s is the best. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480/54 "2012-03-02T20:29:24Z")
Absolutely can’t stand it. Same for anise. ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480/55 "2012-03-02T20:35:05Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > It’s a direct creation of Satan and his minions. Ah, that explains why it tastes so good! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480/56 "2012-03-02T21:04:06Z")
Horrible nasty stuff! ---
**Author:** ![Steken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Steken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steken)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480/57 "2012-03-02T22:16:11Z")
I fucking love it. I have two friends who don’t just love it, though – they practically _worship_ the stuff. And they tell me that to get the _really_ good stuff, you need to visit either 1) Finland or 2) the former DDR. So there’s that. ---
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480/58 "2012-03-02T22:49:34Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > I’d love to buy a bag of just those. > \ I’ve seen bags of black-only jelly beans around Easter time. Hey! That’s now! BTW, I was in a store recently that sold “olde-tyme” candies & they had boxes of “Crows,” which are “Dots” that are all black licorice flavored. There was a moment when I wondered if that could be considered slightly racist, but that didn’t stop me from buying it & eating the whole box! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480/59 "2012-03-02T23:13:13Z")
> [@kath94](#): > > I’ve seen bags of black-only jelly beans around Easter time. Hey! That’s now! > > BTW, I was in a store recently that sold “olde-tyme” candies & they had boxes of “Crows,” which are “Dots” that are all black licorice flavored. There was a moment when I wondered if that could be considered slightly racist, but that didn’t stop me from buying it & eating the whole box! > > 🆒 Those Crows aren’t really black but very, very dark green. ---
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2012, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480/60 "2012-03-03T01:40:03Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > Those Crows aren’t really black but very, very dark green. Okay, smarty pants. But they’re still licorice-flavored. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-licorice/614480.md?page=4)