Every time a friend or colleague goes to a liquorice eating country, they bring me back a pack because they know I love it. Every time, I wish China was a liqourice eating country. Every time I give a Chinese friend some, I'm reminded China will never been a liqourice eating country. - ThreadSky

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curtexplores.bsky.social • 6 days ago

Every time a friend or colleague goes to a liquorice eating country, they bring me back a pack because they know I love it.

Every time, I wish China was a liqourice eating country.

Every time I give a Chinese friend some, I'm reminded China will never been a liqourice eating country.

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trebornotrub.bsky.social•6 days ago

Me too. I think i mentioned I bought some allsorts back for a friend, but then he's moved cities, so I ended up eating one pack, but forgot the other and it went mouldy! Darn it.

andersdenkend.com•5 days ago

Indeed a bit odd, since it usually contains star anise and the Chinese love that stuff.

curtexplores.bsky.social•5 days ago

I often end up chewing the anise if we get a bowl of, say, 毛豆. Much to my girlfriends disgust.

andersdenkend.com•5 days ago

That is indeed hardcore.

chingwa88.bsky.social•5 days ago

I think it’s just what you’re used to just like westerners usually can’t stomach stinky tofu or Baijiu. But if there’s any liquorice going spare I can send you my details

curtexplores.bsky.social•5 days ago

Yep, totally understandable. I think also that it's tied to medicine — thus the feeling of being unwell — also doesn't help. For the same reason, there's a hot lemon drink my partner likes to drink in winter that I can't take to because it reminds me of what we'd be given if we were sick in the UK

consineo.bsky.social•6 days ago

Indeed, despite it being used in TCM...

coderinchina.bsky.social•6 days ago

I'm very much from such a country (Sweden) but unfortunately not a fan

curtexplores.bsky.social•6 days ago

Sweden was a salty liqourice heaven for me when I visited. In fact I was just talking today about how well I ate in Sweden as a whole. Gets a bit of a bad rap online for its good but it was one of my favourite food countries. Loads of veggie food & some unique, forward thinking ideas

curtexplores.bsky.social•6 days ago

for its food*

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