I know I was born without the gay remix gene, but I wonder if there's a gene that determines if you like black licorice or not. My boyfriend eats the stuff 24 hours a day. If he's home, he's eating black licorice. If he's at the movies, he smuggles in black licorice (none of that "red crap" for him). The mere smell of it makes me sick -- and if I were to actually put a piece in my mouth it would be a droolfest followed by gagging. I can remember being fooled by the candy coating on a Good 'n' Plenty as a child once. It wasn't pretty.The history book tells me this: True licorice candy contains an extract from the root of the licorice plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra. This licorice root has been used since ancient times to flavor and sweeten candies, teas, throat lozenges, pharmaceuticals, and other products. Today many, but not all, black licorice candies are flavored with licorice extract.
Something tells me that this is a very divisive food: you love it or you hate it.
Something tells me that this is a very divisive food: you love it or you hate it.
What do you think?
8 comments:
i cannot believe he likes licorice...
the LI'er lets me down. YUK!!
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Love it!
Same situation at my house. I love black licorice; my BF hates it and anything that even tastes of it. Our compromise: I eat it when I'm away from home but never bring it into the house. BTW-warn your boyfriend that too much of the stuff can be bad for your health!
I'm with you, the smell of black licorice makes me queasy. They actually had a guy on Headline News this morning talking about Good 'N Plenty and how everyone loves it because it's been around so long, and I caught myself yelling "that's a lie!" at my tv.
licorice = yum
but only if sweetened artificially.
swimsuit season
"I know I was born without the gay remix gene, but I wonder if there's a gene that determines if you like black licorice or not."
Probably--or, at the very least, there seems to be a gene for sensing glycyrrhizin (the active ingredient in licorice) in the blowfly. cf here.
hate it
Love it! First realized it when I found myself fishing for the black jellly beans in the bean bag.
Good N Plenty's are good mostly just too sweet with that sugar coating. A lil dab 'll do ya there.
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