Glycyrrhizin, one of the active components in licorice root, is 50 times sweeter than sugar and gives licorice its characteristic taste. Pure licorice root is also a herbal medicine that, while very effective, carries risk of side-effects at high doses or in susceptible people.
Vegan Cooking and Lifestyle. Vegan Moroccan Bisteeya (aka Bastilla or Pastilla) This recipe comes from the March/April 2012 issue of VegNews magazine. I could not find an online link for it though. Bisteeya is also called Bastilla or Pastilla, and is a favorite Berber dish from Morocco, served at the beginning of special meals. Itâs often made from pigeon, chicken, eggs and chicken fat (yuck).
We were discussing this just the other week on 'W85 Fuel' - the consensus was that, due to their fish and krill diets, the resulting fluids might be a bit fishy. Much better to use dugongs and manatees (of the taxonomical order Sirenia) due to their vegetarian diet, their milk should be less reminiscent of haddock.