Variety of salty liquorice/salmiak products. Clockwise from top
left: Soft salmiak candies, Salmiakki Koskenkorva liqueur,
Tyrkisk Peber candies, Salmiak Ice cream |Alternative
name(s)||Salmiakki, salmiak| |Main ingredient(s)||Liquorice,
ammonium chloride| Salty liquorice, also known as salmiakki or
salmiak, is a variety of liquorice flavoured with ammonium
chloride, common in the Nordic countries, Netherlands, Baltic
States and Northern Germany. Ammonium chloride gives salty
liquorice an astringent, salty taste (hence the name), which has
been described as "tongue-numbing" and "almost-stinging". Salty
liquorice is an acquired taste and people not familiar with
ammonium chloride might find the taste physically overwhelming
and unlikeable. Salty liquorice candies are almost always black
or very dark brown and can range from very soft to very hard and
may be brittle. The other colours used are white and variants of
grey. Carbon black is used as a food colouring agent in these
candies. Salty liquorice is also us