John Myers
Licorice not only tastes good as a component of liquorice, the sticks can also be chewed on their own. The roots taste intense and sweet and are a low-calorie way to satisfy the craving for sweets. We explain how they are eaten.
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Chew or suck: How to eat a stick of licorice
The dried roots of the liquorice plant are known for their sweet, aniseed-like flavor and health benefits. They are versatile and can be enjoyed pure or processed.
- Before eating or processing whole licorice roots , you should wash and dry them thoroughly.
- The roots can then simply be chewed pure like chewing gum. When chewed directly, the liquorice root develops its taste particularly intensively.
- After a few minutes you will notice that the taste is fading away more and more. If the licorice hardly tastes like anything anymore, you can chew the root completely and swallow it or simply spit it out again.
- Instead of chewing the root, you can simply suck or suck on a larger chunk. The taste does not unfold as intensely as when chewed.
This is how liquorice can be used in the kitchen
You can not only enjoy liquorice roots pure as a substitute for sweets, but also process them and use them for cooking or brewing them as tea, for example.
- You can make a tea from the liquorice root by chopping the root. Take half a teaspoon and pour 200 ml of boiling water over the chopped root. Let the tea steep for about 15 minutes.
- If you want to use the root for cooking, you can simply grate it. So it can be added directly to the food. Alternatively, you can also buy ready-made liquorice powder , which is easy to dose.
- Soups can also be refined with a fine liquorice note, cook the whole root for a while and remove it before serving.
- The ingredients in licorice can have many beneficial effects, but consumption is discouraged for some people. If you are pregnant, suffer from diabetes, high blood pressure or impaired kidney activity, you should avoid licorice. For everyone else, however, only enjoy liquorice in moderation.
