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.
Vegetarian Bastilla. I can remember the first time I tried Bastilla. The combination of savory, sweet and cinnamon was unforgettable. It instantly became is one of our favorite Moroccan dishes. But because it is traditionally made with pigeon (chicken in the America), it's been a long time since we've had it.
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.