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Liquorice Trivia What is liquorice all about?

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What is liquorice all about?

Did you know that because it has unique health properties, the pharmaceutical industry uses harvested natural liquorice? A product is extracted from the natural roots of a plant; Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Sweet Root). Nature has gifted the plant with super health qualities that have been used to treat health issues since the earliest times. The confectionery industry only uses some.

We very much believe in the health benefits of natural Liquorice too, using it as an ingredient in a variety of non-confectionery products including luscious soap. SHOP NOW

Liquorice Trivia

Natural Liquorice is over 50 times sweeter than sugar. Making it the sweetest naturally occurring compound on this planet.

When Jaws uses his steel teeth to bite through the cable car line in the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker, he is actually munching a mouthful of the yummy black stuff. No wonder he took his time. Here’s a link to an in-depth study if you would like to LEARN MORE

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Love Liquorice? Munch on some history

For an awfully long time Liquorice has been made with love. In the beginning…

700BC; You are in royal company. The roots were found in Egyptian tombs and as early as 700BC Mesopotamian (try saying that at the end of an evening) stone tablets show liquorice plants were cultivated to treat the Royal masters. Most ancient cultures used it. LEARN MORE

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Where do you find it?

The Isle of Wight is a great haven for Liquorice Lovers. Queen Victoria had a large bundle delivered once a month to Osborne House. Now its H.Q. for Saint Valentines Liquorice Company. Calabria is the heart of traditional Italian production. Growing like weeds, it’s particularly abundant in the compounds that give it its unique flavour. However we have made it easy for you to get some, just take a look at our shop for some tasty deas. SHOP NOW