Salty liquorice

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Salty liquorice, also known as salmiak liquorice, salmiac liquorice or (in Finland) salmiakki, is a variety of liquorice flavoured with salmiak salt (sal ammoniac; ammonium chloride), and is a common confection found in the Nordic countries, Benelux, and northern Germany. Salmiak salt gives salty liquorice an astringent, salty taste, akin to that of tannins—a characteristic of red wines, which adds bitterness and astringency to the flavour. Consuming salmiak liquorice can stimulate either a savoury or non-savoury palate and response. Anise oil can also be added to salty liquorice. Extra-salty liquorice is coated with salmiak salt or salmiak powder, or sometimes table salt. Salty liquorice candy and pastilles are almost always black or very dark brown and can range from soft candy to hard pastille, and sometimes brittle. The other colours used are white and variants of grey. Salty liquorice or salmiak is used to flavour products such as ice creams, syrups, chewing gum, snus and alcoholic...

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