Licorice divides opinions. Some love the sweet, others hate it. What surprises many is that the oldest licorice factory in the world is located in Calabria, in the south of Italy. The "Amarelli Fabbrica di Liquirizia" has been producing licorice since 1731. The region is considered the most important growing area for licorice, the root of which is used to make licorice. Northern Europeans are generally considered to be licorice lovers, while southern Europeans tend to be licorice haters. The Dutch are world champions: per capita, they consume 2 kilograms of the "black gold" per year.



CHAPTERS:

0:00 The Tasting
0:47 Introducing Licorice
1:04 The Licorice Plant in Calabria
1:40 How to use the roots of the plant
2:22 Licorice Production
3:02 How Licorice has changed over the years
4:04 How Licorice divides opinions


CREDITS:
Report: Gönna Ketels
Camera: Andreas Haas, Marco Borowski
Edit: Andreas Hyronimus
Supervising Editor: Ruben Kalus


#sweets #licorice #food

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