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Thursday 13 June 2019

Get To Know Licorice Rockies

By Robert Howard


Licorice is a plant of the same name and this is where you can extract that sweet flavor. This sweet flavor is being used to make candies and sweeteners. That brings you to licorice rockies, a short Dutch black licorice tube filled with a burst of sweet salmiak flavor. This candy is quite unique, and this is something that you need to try.

There are records found that proves Pharaohs, Roman Emperors, and even Alexander the Great consuming this mouth watering candy. However, in those days, this was more consumed by people as a liquid than as food. The reason of their fondness of this, is due to the fact that such has medicinal benefits and it has the ability to quench thirst, which is a common problem back then.

The discovery of the plant and the production of this stated first in Southern Asia. From there, it has widely spread to the Middle East and Southern Europe. The plant was first sighted at a monastery in Pontefract, England, where people there grow them. That information spread, and later on reach the United States.

This root is very different from other root plants that you can find in the market today. What is exceptional is its anethole parts which creates the sweet flavor. The unsaturated and fragrant compound it composes are in other herbs as well. Its stunning sweet taste originates from glycyrrhizin, and it is also known that this is multiple times better contrasted with sugar.

How is it made. These sweets are made in two ways, and what method to use will depend on the manufacturer size. Small manufacturers uses the cornstarch molding process. Steaming hot liquid is poured into an individual mold. It will then be set aside for cooling. Once it cooled down, the molds will be turned upside down to let the candy fall out for packing.

Large manufacturers make use of extrude method so that they can produce licorice ropes. In this method, hot liquid, coloring, and flavoring are combined and boiled together to reach a dough like consistency. The consistency must be dough like and thick so that forming it in different forms like rope is easy.

This flavoring is not just used for making sweets, it is also used to sweeten softdrinks and herbal teas to give them a sweet aftertaste. If you find the flavor familiar, then you might have intake medicines with licorice in it. They put this on medicines with unpleasant flavor so that the taste will be bearable, specially for children.

There are many out there that manufactures such candy like Klene, Venco, Katja, and Meenk. So, if you want to try this, you might want to look for these brands when shopping. It can be a bit hard to look for this stuff since not all stores have them. You might wanna look for candy shops so your chances of finding them is higher.

The good news is these candies are not expensive, they are sold at a very affordable price. Of course different manufacturers have different prices and different flavor, although its difference is not that much. Make sure you check the expiration date before you buy them to avoid buying expired candies, which can lead to problems when consumed.




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