From sour spirals to the iconic salty licorice dominating the world of Swedish candy, licorice offers plenty to chew on for the curious consumer of sweets. However, when most Americans think of ...

Red and other fruit-flavored “licorice” candy do not contain any licorice, which is why they are called twists, vines or Twizzlers instead of licorice. Even though licorice is best known for candy and ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Black licorice may look and taste like an innocent treat, but this candy has a dark side. On Sept. 23, 2020, doctors reported that black ...

Black licorice may look and taste like an innocent treat, but this candy has a dark side. On Sept. 23, 2020, it was reported that black licorice was the culprit in the death of a 54-year-old man in ...

We've had divine intervention in the Lakrisal investigation. Or rather, professional scientific intervention. Ever since we tried Lakrisal for the first time, we've been plagued with nagging questions ...

Thanks to the Panda folks, we have been made aware that today is National Licorice Day. For us licorice and anise-adorers, this is just cause to stuff our faces with the chewy stuff. But for those of ...

Black licorice may look and taste like an innocent treat, but this candy has a dark side. On Sept. 23, 2020, it was reported that black licorice was the culprit in the death of a 54-year-old man in ...