@ardgedee If you'd like to give something similar a try, every year for the last few years friends abroad have been sending me a box for Xmas (like this https://mltshp.com/p/1O5YW) but I never manage to get through it all in time before it starts to dry out*. So I've taken to giving the leftovers a quick pulse in the blender to make 'em chunky and then make very heavily loaded vanilla ice cream/gelato/frozen yogurt with the chunks, and it's DELICIOUS.
*only because I'm a greedy gus who opens all the packages to try them all out at once instead of eating one kind at a time like a logical person
fwiw I've had three or maybe four of the licorices in that photo. The weirdest get was probably the Rheila, which I found at a flea market booth of a vendor selling Amazon discards*. $1 for a bundle of three packs... I keep one on my desk and treat them like breath mints.
*(Not the same thing as returns. Stuff that's near expiration or discontinued (like food, or novelty "Happy New Year 2024" bobblehead dolls, etc.) or goods sold by Amazon vendors who closed their accounts or got shut down or whatever. So, like, I'm not buying used food.)
@ardgedee Yeah, I make it a lot!! It works well on its own, especially after a hot day, but I've found the ice cream version pairs well with gingersnap crumbles or any kind of citrus zest on top, and my husband particularly likes it paired with almonds or mint. We both like it with some lingonberry jam or cranberries (with just a touch of orange zest) if the season is right.
Also I have to admit I've splashed some orange liqueors and once even some brandy in the bowl with the ice cream, which admittedly only makes sense if you think of - and like - cocktails like a corpse reviver or sazerac.
(If for no other reason than I want my tongue to be black)
@ardgedee If you'd like to give something similar a try, every year for the last few years friends abroad have been sending me a box for Xmas (like this https://mltshp.com/p/1O5YW) but I never manage to get through it all in time before it starts to dry out*. So I've taken to giving the leftovers a quick pulse in the blender to make 'em chunky and then make very heavily loaded vanilla ice cream/gelato/frozen yogurt with the chunks, and it's DELICIOUS.
*only because I'm a greedy gus who opens all the packages to try them all out at once instead of eating one kind at a time like a logical person
fwiw I've had three or maybe four of the licorices in that photo. The weirdest get was probably the Rheila, which I found at a flea market booth of a vendor selling Amazon discards*. $1 for a bundle of three packs... I keep one on my desk and treat them like breath mints.
*(Not the same thing as returns. Stuff that's near expiration or discontinued (like food, or novelty "Happy New Year 2024" bobblehead dolls, etc.) or goods sold by Amazon vendors who closed their accounts or got shut down or whatever. So, like, I'm not buying used food.)
Also I have to admit I've splashed some orange liqueors and once even some brandy in the bowl with the ice cream, which admittedly only makes sense if you think of - and like - cocktails like a corpse reviver or sazerac.