Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts, Grains, Berries - Licorice

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Glycyrrhiza glabra Licorice is a root from which a somewhat sweet flavor can be extracted. The liquorice plant is a legume (related to beans and peas) that is native to southern Europe and parts of Asia. The word 'liquorice'/'licorice' is derived (via the Old French licoresse), from the Greek (glukurrhiza), meaning "sweet root."

Licorice grows best in deep valleys, well-drained soils, with full sun, and is harvested in the autumn, two to three years after planting. Licorice flavour is found in a wide variety of liquorice candies or sweets. In Britain and the US these are usually sweet.

A wide variety of licorice sweets are produced around the world. In North America, liquorice is called black licorice. In many countries there is also a product sometimes known as red liquorice, which is extruded in a way to resemble liquorice strings, but made with strawberry, cherry, raspberry, or cinnamon flavorings as the main flavorings rather than liquorice.