Liquorice - Naschkammer

Liquorice
Liquorice is extracted from the roots of the liquorice plant. The frostsensitive plant mainly grows in the Mediterranean and in Western Asia.
The typical liquorice flavour comes from glycyrrhizin contained in the
plant‘s roots. This peculiar substance is a mixture of potassium and
­calcium salts and has a strong sweetening power.
Doctors are prescribing liquorice root extracts for the treatment of
­respiratory diseases, coughs and colds as well for stomach troubles.
In Chinese medicine liquorice tonics are used to relieve heart troubles
and skin blemishes. Already in the ancient times of Egyptians and
Romans people knew about the healing and anti-inflammatory effect
of the l­iquorice root.
But it was not until the 18th century that the pharmacist George
Dunhill added sugar to the liquorice. And since that time sweet
­liquorice is very popular all over the world. To make this tasty sweet
the liquorice root extracts are thickened with gelatin, starch and sugar
syrup. The flavour can be varied by adding different spices.
In the southern European countries people prefer sweet liquorice,
­whereas in Scandinavia, in the Netherlands and in Northern Germany the
salty variant is more popular. If you like it especially hot, try ­liquorice
with salmiak adding. In England, Denmark and Northern Germany the
liquorice consumption is particularly high. But the ­unchallenged and
undisputed world record holders with a consumption of approximately
2 kg per year and person are the Dutch.
In the movie “The Gold Rush” Charlie Chaplin is eating his shoes and
laces. Those were probably made of liquorice. If you have a craving
for something sweet and don‘t want to feel too guilty, why not go
for some liquorice? Sure it contains a lot of sugar – but no fat at all.
30 grams of liquorice have about 80 kcal. And as the liquorice root
has positive ­effects on the human organism, you even do your body
good when nibbling. The Naschkammer’s offering includes sweet, salty,
­sugar-coated, hard and soft liquorice.
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Sweet liquorice
Fruit Sticks
These Fruit Sticks with liquorice filling have a sweet
fruity coating. In the mixture there are green, red,
orange and yellow sticks to choose from.
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Puntjes
Puntje is Dutch and means tip or point. These
Puntjes are small soft liquorice delicacies in a
­pointed shape.
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Navy
This mix contains sugar coated liquorice rhombuses and
balls which are pleasantly soft in your mouth. Their mild
flavour also appeals to children.
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English Confectionery
This traditional English Confectionery is of high quality and tastes
just wonderful. It is colourful and has the typical liquorice taste.
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Sweet liquorice
Snails
You can roll out these liquorice Snails into a long string
and then slowly enjoy them piece by piece. If you prefer,
you can also put them into your mouth as a whole.
Rock
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If you are not so very much into colour, try our Rock
liquorice. This variant looks just like the Sweet Sticks,
the filling however is only yellow or pink.
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Witches‘ liquorice
People argue that witches practice black magic. Our Witches‘
Liquorice won‘t bewitch anybody – but you might well be
enchanted by its great taste.
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School Chalk
This white coated liquorice variant is perfect for
spoofing teachers: Just put a few sticks near the
blackboard and see what happens... The teacher will
quickly notice that this kind of chalk is not very
good for writing – but all the better for eating!
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Sweet liquorice
Mint Sticks
Bears
Due to their firm consistency these black and white
Mint Sticks are great for chewing and they have a
­wonderful mint aroma.
The most common fruit gum shape is the bear.
Now the bear family has new members:
The liquorice Bears!
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Skulls
This liquorice looks a bit like the “Jolly Roger” pirate flag from the 16th and
17th century. Modern pirates today don‘t usually hoist flags because they
want to remain undetected. But just like all non-pirates they can enjoy this
great liquorice in skull form. Ahoy!
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Sweet Sticks
These black liquorice sticks have sweet fillings in pink, ­yellow,
white and orange. The Sweet Sticks are also ­comprised in the
English Confectionery.
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Strong liquorice
Dominoes
Rondos
Dominoes are not only great fun as a tile game – they can also be used for
building long lines by standing them on end. When the first tile is toppled,
it topples the second, which topples the third... resulting in a wonderful
domino effect. Why not start a competition: Who can build the longest line
of liquorice Dominoes? And when the tiles fall, they best make their way
directly into your mouth!
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Rondos are somewhat bigger and firmer liquorice balls
which look a bit like marbles. They are not suitable for
children though because of their strong flavour.
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Double Zout
These small hot coins are something for real liquorice
lovers. Salmiak gives them a very intensive aroma,
which is why they are not suitable for children.
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Strong Sticks
These sticks have a strong liquorice flavour which is even
intensified by salmiak. They are though a sweet especially
for adults.
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Salty liquorice
Herrings
Sea Stars
Herrings exist in more than 50 different species and live in all the
world‘s oceans. Cats love them just as much as seals do – and along the
German North Sea coast they are an essential part of many delicious
dishes. Our salty liquorice Herrings are quite special – and perfect if
you like the unusual.
The biggest sea stars have a diameter of almost one meter.
They already lived in the Ordovician era more than 300 million
years ago. Our tasty liquorice Sea Stars are far more handy and
furthermore freshly produced.
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Rhombuses
The geometric shape of the rhombus has reduced many
­mathematicians to despair. These salty Rhombuses can be ­enjoyed
by mathematicians and non-mathematicians all the same. And so
a mathematical problem just vanishes into thin air.
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Knoopjes
The salty round Knoopjes are so small that you can put
several of them into your mouth at the same time.
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