Licorice Rockies, A Must Try Candy

By Robert Howard


The root of the licorice plant is what people extract to get that sweet flavor taste and to use those to flavor food and beverages. This, however, is mostly used to make sweeteners and candies. Licorice rockies is the most popular candy produced out of this beauty. A black Dutch tube of licorice, filled with sweet salmiak flavor.

Some may just heard about this candy. Licorice have existed for quite a long time as record demonstrates that the Great Alexander, Pharaohs, and other Roman Emperors drink this. In those days this was utilized for restorative purposes all things considered has properties which produces therapeutic advantages. They likewise drink this to extinguish their thirst.

Where did this start. This originated in Southern Asia, then it spread all across Southern Europe and the Middle East. The first sighting of licorice was in England, at the Pontefract monastery, where this was grown. This made the monastery famous, which the news about such plant spread later on to the United States.

This root is very different from other root plants that you can find in the market today. What is exceptional is its anethole parts which creates the sweet flavor. The unsaturated and fragrant compound it composes are in other herbs as well. Its stunning sweet taste originates from glycyrrhizin, and it is also known that this is multiple times better contrasted with sugar.

How to make this. You can make this sweets in two different ways. Manufacturers use a method according to the size of their company. For small manufacturers, the process of cornstarch molding. All ingredients are combined to make a hot liquid. After that, it will be poured into a molding and cooled in room temperature. This needs to be cooled to ready it for packing.

Large companies on the other hand uses the extrudes method to produce the available licorice ropes into various form. Hot liquid, food coloring, and flavors are boiled until it reaches the thick and dough like consistency. This consistency needs to be reached so that one will be able to create a rope shape out of it.

This flavoring is not just used for making sweets, it is also used to sweeten softdrinks and herbal teas to give them a sweet aftertaste. If you find the flavor familiar, then you might have intake medicines with licorice in it. They put this on medicines with unpleasant flavor so that the taste will be bearable, specially for children.

There are a good number of companies that manufactures rockies, and that includes Meenk, Katja, Venco, and Klene. So, when looking for these candies, look for these brands. You do not just find this candy in any store as not everyone is selling this. Your best choice are candy shops, specially Dutch candy shops.

The uplifting news is these confections are not costly, they are sold at an entirely reasonable cost. Obviously various makers have various costs and distinctive flavor, despite the fact that its price and flavor difference are almost the same. Ensure you check the lapse date before you get them to abstain from purchasing terminated confections, which can prompt issues when devoured.




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