Salty liquorice
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Liquorice | |
Variety of salty liquorice/salmiak products. Clockwise from top left: Soft salmiak candies, Salmiakki Koskenkorva liqueur, Tyrkisk Peber candies, Salmiak Ice cream | |
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Salmiakki, salmiak | |
Main ingredient(s): | |
Liquorice, ammonium chloride | |
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Salty liquorice |
Salty liquorice, also known as salmiakki or salmiak, is a variety of liquorice flavoured with ammonium chloride, common in the Nordic countries, Netherlands, Baltic States and Northern Germany.[1] Ammonium chloride gives salty liquorice an astringent, salty taste[2] (hence the name), which has been described as "tongue-numbing"[3] and "almost-stinging".[4] Salty liquorice is an acquired taste and people not familiar with ammonium chloride might find the taste physically overwhelming and unlikeable.[5][6] Salty liquorice candies are almost always black or very dark brown and can range from very soft to very hard and may be brittle. The other colours used are white and variants of grey. Carbon black is used as a food colouring agent in these candies. Salty liquorice is also used as a flavouring in other products, such as ice creams and alcoholic beverages.
History
Types
Different languages often refer to salty liquorice as either "salmiac liquorice" (such as salmiaklakrits in Swedish, or salmiaklakrids in Danish), or simply "salty liquorice". In addition to ammonium chloride, salty liquorice candies are sometimes flavoured with other strong flavours like table salt and pepper, as in the case of Tyrkisk Peber candies. In Germany there is a variety available that is silvered by a metal powder that, as a side effect, makes it electrically conductive[citation needed]. A common shape for salty liquorice candies is a black diamond-shaped lozenge. This diamond shape is so typical that in Finnish, the word "salmiakki" can sometimes refer to this shape instead of the candy.
Other uses
See also
- Apteekin salmiakki, the "pharmacy salmiak"
- Salmiakki Koskenkorva, a salmiak-flavoured vodka beverage
- Salmiakkikola, a salmiak-flavoured cola drink
- Tyrkisk Peber (Turkish pepper), a popular brand of salmiak candy
- Pantteri, a gummy salmiak candy
- Nogger Black, a salmiak-flavoured ice cream bar
- Lakrisal, a very salty salmiak candy
References
- ↑ http://www.thecrimson.com/series/summer-postcards/article/2011/8/8/salmiak-taste-people-available/
- ↑ http://www.mindat.org/min-3507.html
- ↑ http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/htimes/expat-view/10029-culinary-stink-bomb.html
- ↑ http://www.thecrimson.com/series/summer-postcards/article/2011/8/8/salmiak-taste-people-available/
- ↑ http://www.hs.fi/english/print/1101978893004
- ↑ http://www.thecrimson.com/series/summer-postcards/article/2011/8/8/salmiak-taste-people-available/
- ↑ http://archive.is/20120526044549/http://www.ben.mills.btinternet.co.uk/chemistry/section-13.8.htm[]
- ↑ http://www.mnpoison.org/index.asp?pageID=149
- ↑ http://igs.kirjastot.fi/fi-FI/iGS/kysymykset/kysymys.aspx?ID=d5519c76-a63e-4d88-b20c-86777177474c#discussion
- ↑ http://igs.kirjastot.fi/fi-FI/iGS/kysymykset/kysymys.aspx?ID=cf45f7e8-e3fe-4dfa-87c5-6c58da153bee#discussion
- ↑ http://igs.kirjastot.fi/fi-FI/iGS/kysymykset/kysymys.aspx?ID=d5519c76-a63e-4d88-b20c-86777177474c#discussion
- ↑ http://www.nidar.com/eway/default.aspx?pid=8&trg=Left_785&Main_680=785:0:2,404&Left_785=729:2088::0:789:2:::0:0
Books
- Annala, Jukka (2001). Salmiakki. ISBN 952-5180-27-1.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Salmiak candy. |
- The Finnish Salmiakki Association (in Finnish)
- Descriptions and reviews of many Danish liquorice products (in Danish)
- Mark Bosworth (4 October 2013). "Salty liquorice: The not-so-sweet sweet". BBC News. Retrieved 4 October 2013.