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I've just learned that in the seven countries of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Finalnd, the Netherlands and (north) Germany, there is something called salmiakki.
It is a super-salty licorice. So it is something that here in the U.S., has a rare fan base, made even more rare by adding not table salt, but ammonium chloride. Sounds powerful!
Do you indulge?
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By the by, the article I read says that American Twizzlers are not licorice, and "for licorice purists [are] akin to stuffing a loaf of Wonder Bread into a poster tube and calling what comes out the other end a baguette."
MML!
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Feb 3, 2023 - 12:09 AM
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Thor
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Salmiakk is great. Well, can be. As a kid, I remember eating some salmiakk licorice that had been lying in the back of a car, under the window, and heated by the sun. Something chemical must have happened, because it tasted terrible, and put me off salmiakk for a long while. These days, however, I love it, especially this candy which I'm semi-addicted to:
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Feb 3, 2023 - 9:20 AM
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eriknelson
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I've just learned that in the seven countries of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Finalnd, the Netherlands and (north) Germany, there is something called salmiakki.
It is a super-salty licorice. So it is something that here in the U.S., has a rare fan base, made even more rare by adding not table salt, but ammonium chloride. Sounds powerful!
Do you indulge?
I love it, and tend to eat too much of it when it's available. I always pick some up when I travel through Holland.
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Another Scandinavian treat not yet mentioned is a pastry called lefse (pronounced lefsa). It's a sort of flatbread. My grandmother's version was rather sweet and made a good dessert. Yum!
Flatbread and lefse are two different things, at least here in Norway. Flatbread is a hard, thin, biscuit-like substance -- often used with porridge or salted meats. Lefse, on the other hand, is a soft pastry with butter, sugar and cinnamon.
I might try the flatbread and lefse described above.
I doubt I'm going near the licorice. Brrr!
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Another Scandinavian treat not yet mentioned is a pastry called lefse (pronounced lefsa). It's a sort of flatbread. My grandmother's version was rather sweet and made a good dessert. Yum!
Flatbread and lefse are two different things, at least here in Norway. Flatbread is a hard, thin, biscuit-like substance -- often used with porridge or salted meats. Lefse, on the other hand, is a soft pastry with butter, sugar and cinnamon.0
Lefse with butter, cheese, ham.or salmon is the best. Can't stand the sugary version.
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