Bülow was born on Bornholm, a small, picturesque Danish island in the Baltic Sea. "This is paradise on Earth when it's summer," he said. ... Conor Knighton gives chocolate-coated licorice a shot.

His products start with fresh licorice root that he sweetens and seasons with chocolate, sea salt, coffee, passion fruit, chiles or the juices of currants, cranberries, strawberries or cherries ...

The Nordic region’s love affair with licorice shows no sign of slowing. I recently called out the black, salty variety as one of Scandinavia’s weirdest foods, but one Danish entrepreneur ...