Question for the Finns - salmiakki what sort to try?

[resnikov]

Just reading on the BBC news about salmiakki http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24303423 It sounds quite intreging so I'm thinking I might get some to try.
So the question is what sort should I try to start off with and where can I get it?

Cheers.

 

[Toddy]

HWMBLT and son1 love the stuff.
Ikea sells it if someone in Scandinavia doesn't arrange some for you. The Finnish stuff is apparantly excellent.

cheers,
Toddy

p.s. J says that his Finnish friends swap him salmiakki for Tetley teabags

 

[dwardo]

There was a piece on radio4 about it the other day sounds,,,,,, interesting

 

[Greg]

Baarrrffff....

 

[juttle]

The Dutch do it too, bit of an acquired taste, but I love it! It's sold here in Brixham in one of those 'olde fashioned sweete shoppes' but, if you google it you'll find all sorts of places selling it!

 

[Stringmaker]

Simon Mayo had a salty liquorice eating Scandinavian on his show a while ago. It seems that that there are many types of it but it sounded quite an acquired taste.

 

[Ecoman]

Its definitely an acquired taste. My mate brings me loads back when he comes back offshore. He works for a Norwegian company and they give it away on the vessels he works on. The also do liquorice ripple ice cream! mmmmm

 

[resnikov]

Just ordered some from https://www.allthingsliquorice.co.u...k/content/side/liquorice_by_type/salmiak.html. Will see what it is like when it arrives

 

[jimbo75]

Salt liquorice... Tried it once, didn't like it.

 

[RonW]

Ate that crap by the handful many years ago as a kid.
No I just can not stand it anymore. Makes me sick in the stomage, literally. Maybe they changed the ingredients?

 

[Skaukraft]

Be aware it is both laxative and have a very negative effect on your blood pressure. If you are on any kind of bloodpressure/heart medicine you should stay clear.
I love it, but can't eat much of it.

 

[resnikov]

Got my selection package of salmiakki yesterday and it's great! Not as strong as I was expecting but maybe they don't put the really strong stuff in this selection.
Think it's a very marmite style taste, as in you will either like it or not. (Tastes noting like marmite)