Licorice, an authentic salty treat from Denmark

Salty licorice is a favorite Scandinavian treat, and quite different from the "licorice" candy that many Americans are used to eating, which sometimes contains no real licorice at all. Conor Knighton visits Copenhagen, where bitter licorice candy has a strong following, and where entrepreneur Johan Bulow's company Lakrids has launched high-end, authentic licorice to discriminating palates around the world.
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[@aquajuwel7098]

I’m Norwegian, I eat it almost every day. The stronger the salty flavor the better👍🏼👍🏼

[@supersejkaj3093]

Me too, except im from Denmark.

[@scar445]

MORE SALT!!!!

[@just_me6665]

Me too Norway here too

[@NATIK001]

Danish kids also chew the dried roots raw as a snack. It was the most popular snack sold in my primary school cantina as a kid.

[@orlovsskibet]

WTF? No they don't !

[@mochtegerndane7097]

@@orlovsskibet oh yeah. I am 60+ and ate them when I was a kid...

[@foxhyde7743]

In the old days :/

[@TomaszDK]

@@orlovsskibet I'm 40 and the small shop at school was always out of the roots in minutes.

[@Donnah1979]

I haven't seen any kids snacking on them. We do have liquorice roots for sale in some places, though. I've just tried one... Not a fan so far...

[@HKragh]

I hate that they use the term "salty" so often. Yes, "Salmiak" (NH4Cl) is A salt, but it is not THE salt (NaCl), the thing we use in cooking, and it tastes NOTHING like regular table salt. Calling this very distinct tast "salty" completely misses the flavor of it, and only makes people who haven't tasted it having the wrong idea of what this taste like.

[@pjacobsen1000]

Salmiak = Ammonium Chloride

[@Donnah1979]

Yummy

[@MissMoontree]

But isn't there both salty and salmiak licorice? They taste different.

[@Donnah1979]

@@MissMoontree - There's many different varieties of liquorice. 😊

[@MissMoontree]

@@Donnah1979 I know. Most of the time I like laurier the best, but on some days I like honey better and salty on others.

[@Donnah1979]

In Denmark, we have en increasing number of products with liquorice flavor. Cakes, ice cream, chocolate etc.

[@Trendkilla]

Summer days gnawing away at a licorice root. Pure Nordic bliss.

[@elsebethlind1076]

Now you have something correct about Denmark. We had the licorice root when we were growing. We also have licorice flavor in Cough medicine

[@KoskotOwl]

Everytime someone spits licorice out, a tiny piece of my soul dies.

[@saynomore192]

@2:59 - That 11 year anniversary edition was SO good. I only wish I had bought more of it.

[@Serenoj69]

We Dutch have loversof licorice for centuries I guess. You can get it in a wild variation in any supermarkt, any specialised candy store. It seems like we all think we are unique when it comes to licorice but it seems a Dutch, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian thing (and may be I forgot some?). But as per usual we seem to have the same preferences.

[@Lizzardtong]

Considering i absolutely LOVE licorice. i gotta visit denmark sometime.

[@Starkardur]

In Iceland, this is a fancy licorice, that you buy in specialty stores and designers boutique. It's really good, I like it.

[@gmm5630]

The Dutch absolutely love the salty licorice too....

[@ikismanon88]

Dutch drop is way better ;)

[@checkitoutguys1]

ngl, I actually hate licorice but my father brought back a small container of bronze salt & dulce chocolate covered lakrids by bülow and... It's a shame it only had 7 pieces of the treat :( It tastes soo nice I can't believe it's actually licorice.

[@tickone8572]

I just tried the Bronze caramel salty licorice, painted with copper paint, very shiny and it has a luxury feeling ( they are heavy too) I was quiet surprised. would like to try again.

[@jonathanthomsen6440]

0:28 The Katjes panda 🐼 Candy is actually not from Denmark 🇩🇰, but The Katjes panda 🐼 Candy is actually and original from Germany 🇩🇪 🙂😎✌️

[@tr3pidatioN]

No one ever said they were from Denmark, he just pointed out, how licorice is a big part of the candy isles in Danish supermarkets. ;) He even says :"Any scandinavian supermarket" It just so happened that he was in Denmark to talk to Bülow aswel :)

[@jonathanthomsen6440]

0:14 The Black bag and The Yellow bag of Licorice from Panda 🐼 is actually not from Denmark 🇩🇰, but The Black bag and The Yellow bag of Licorice from Panda 🐼 is actually and original from Finland 🇫🇮 🙂😎✌️

[@jonathanthomsen6440]

0:13 The Sallos original Licorice, Liquorice hard candy is actually not from Denmark 🇩🇰, but The Sallos original Licorice, Liquorice hard candy is actually and original from Germany 🇩🇪 🙂😎✌️

[@tr3pidatioN]

No one ever said they were from Denmark, he just pointed out, how licorice is a big part of the candy isles in scandinavian supermarkets. ;) He even says :"Any scandinavian supermarket" It just so happened that he was in Denmark to talk to Bülow aswel :)

[@jimmywayne983]

The Blue Jeans Are probably the mildest salty liqourice *lol*

[@thomasschafer7268]

Another Level. Taste. Quality and price. 150gr 8€. My vavorite Alternative is super piratos from Haribo. 👍👍🇩🇪🇩🇰

[@jonathanthomsen6440]

0:21 The three kinds of Katjes is actually not from Denmark 🇩🇰, but The three kinds of Katjes is actually and original from Germany 🇩🇪 🙂😎✌️

[@celadonjade5622]

great story...loved it

[@Brownie8986]

😍😍😍 I love [authentic] licorice omg 😋😋 "Whoooo!" 😁😁😁 His reaction was funny!

[@elsebethlind1076]

Also licorice flavored Vodka

[@Donnah1979]

Yeah, liquorice everything!!!

[@drdewott9154]

Us Danes love Licorice like Americans love Bacon. And I'm not sure that's a good thing not gonna lie.

[@timhedrick8321]

Lakrids is the best licorice! So amazing.

[@Skyehiii]

but so expensive as well 😭

[@Kewonerdk]

Im confused licorice is the best licorice??? Hope you know lakrids just mean licorice and it’s not the brand the brand is “lakrids by johan bulow”

[@Donnah1979]

@@Skyehiii - That brand is, but Denmark has a lot of cheaper liquorice.

[@Skyehiii]

@@Donnah1979 yeah i know, I live here :D

[@Tweezy786]

I just purchased a bunch of flavors to try! Which one is your favorite to eat of Lakrids licorice?

[@Ponk_80]

This is heaven, the more extreme the better.

[@Toohot2handle758]

I’m American and it’s DELICIOUS. I’m in Aruba and I’ve been eating it all week. There’s tons of Dutch and licorice in the grocery stores

[@ktbon231]

Yum

[@daniellozano8057]

I'm gonna have to try that. I love licorice! But, it has to be high end. Cheap licorice is kinda gross.

[@Donnah1979]

"Lakrids by Bülow" is definitely high end.

[@Tweezy786]

Yes I could not agree more! Cheap American style licorice is generally not very good. Although I’d be lying if I said I didn’t love Hershey’s twizzlers on occasion haha

[@daniellozano8057]

@@Tweezy786 jelly belly does good licorice.

[@Tweezy786]

@@daniellozano8057 never tried jelly belly licorice. Only their jelly beans!

[@daniellozano8057]

@@Tweezy786 the licorice flavor of their beans are very good. Everything they make is good

[@theflyinggasmask]

Great... now i'm hungry for licorice

[@Wings_of_foam]

3:35 For Eksempel you have a salted caramel.

[@tahamohammad1741]

Call us crazy but we actually drink licorice shots in Denmark

[@Kewonerdk]

Kiko Mohammad just don’t drink until you puke, it’s a bit like bailey don’t drink to much, then just the thought make you sick. Tanken om fisk gir mig kuldegys men elsker lakrids.

[@tahamohammad1741]

Kewonerdk præcis

[@Kewonerdk]

Kiko Mohammad 😉😘

[@jonathanthomsen6440]

0:14 / 0:18 / 0:43 / 0:56 The Katjes Salte Fisk, ( Salty Fish ) is actually not from Denmark 🇩🇰, but The Katjes Salte Fisk, ( Salty Fish ) is actually and original from Germany 🇩🇪 🙂😎✌️

[@GronTheMighty]

If you like the taste of licorice in general and you come by Denmark, get yourself some Super Piratos wherever you can find it - probably one of the best licorice, for adults; don't eat a whole bag in one sitting or you'll hurt for it later! :p

[@thomasschafer7268]

100% die richtige Entscheidung. Auch in Deutschland zubekommen. 😋😋🇩🇪

[@peterlarsen7779]

Mmm-mmm-mm-mm-MM 😍😍😋😋😋

[@MrZarewna]

The title really triggers my Finnish feelings :D

[@scar445]

you had something good going, we made it better is all :)

[@papaquonis]

Yeah, as far as I know, it's difficult to tell exactly where it started. Certainly somewhere in northern Europe, but I'm not sure Denmark has any more (or less) of a claim on that title of making it first than any of the other countries around here.

[@SophiaAstatine]

@@papaquonis Why claim it when the north can share it among ourselves!

[@jonathanthomsen6440]

0:20 The liquorice allsorts is actually not from Denmark 🇩🇰, but The liquorice allsorts is actually and original from The UK Great Britain 🇬🇧,/ England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🙂😎✌️

[@anders7416]

If you look at 0:43 you can catch a glimpse of god. FINNISH LICORICE

[@lukebomber]

clearly not a viking

[@foxhyde7743]

The pronunciation of Bornholm .-. it kills me "born" "Holm" it's "Bon-hol-m" drag the m slightly.

[@2000benedikt]

It's really not that bad.

[@frankthetank1894]

Real Danish Vikings warrirors eat the raw liquorice roots

[@frankthetank1894]

@jesseparker85 nej er fra aarhus ven😊

[@2665naruto]

Yeah I'm Danish I hate the taste and the smell of this

[@pjacobsen1000]

I'm Danish. I love licorice, even the salty kind. But I really dislike the brand shown in this video. Salty licorice and milk chocolate together, eww! People give me these 'luxury' Bulow licorices as gifts, but I 're-gift' them immediately. Disgusting!

[@Donnah1979]

I love the chocolate - liquorice combinations. They gave me a sample of some new flavor with a lot of rosemary in at Bülows ... That was too much...

[@henriknykvist]

I like them. They've got a nice combination of flavours but when you crave licorice they're not what you go looking for.

[@MissMoontree]

The combination seems really weird.

[@Starkardur]

That's very common to eat in Iceland. LMFAO, That's basically what Icelandic candy is, chocolate and licorice (the licorice tends to be sweeter and not as salty)

[@Justwrestle129]

Licorice is bad for you

[@Justwrestle129]

Kaare M. Says this article from the FDA www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/10/31/eating-too-much-black-licorice-harmful-fda-warns/816410001/

[@scar445]

alcohol is harmfull when ingested in large doses. too much water can demineralize you. too much sun will burn you and make you delirious. everything is bad in too high doses. but in moderation, its good. in small doses in can even improve upon high blood pressure. only in small doses though. along with a glass of red wine.

[@sonofmargit]

tRump is bad for you.

[@scar445]

@@sonofmargit only if you are american

[@Donnah1979]

Boooh

[@pjacobsen1000]

I'm Danish. I love licorice, even the salty kind. But I really dislike the brand shown in this video. Salty licorice and milk chocolate together, eww! People give me these 'luxury' Bulow licorices as gifts, but I 're-gift' them immediately. Disgusting!