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).
Antillean manatee Manatees have thick pads around their lips and stiff bristles that help them grab food and move it towards the mouth. A manatee eats sea grass and all kinds of sea vegetables. All its teeth are shaped like a human's molars. The eight hours of chewing each day wears down on their teeth. In fact, its first two pairs of teeth get so worn out that they simply fall out sometimes. However, manatees can grow new teeth. New teeth are always growing in the back.