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Title: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: jed on May 09, 2008, 02:53:34 PM
My workplace decked out two conference tables with snacks and I was happy to be the only one who loves black licorice.  Mmmm Black Vines.
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: Gilly on May 09, 2008, 04:08:53 PM
Have you tried black licorice Altoids? They're like the hard version of Blackjack gum.

I'm not into sweets at all. They don't make sense to me. Fruit tastes just as good as any candy so why not just eat that? Salty snacks on the other hand are very good and there's nothing that compares to peanuts and popcorn.
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: jed on May 09, 2008, 04:14:41 PM
My favorite snack is chips and salsa.

In Scandinavia they have this candy called Turkish Peber that is black licorice hard candy filled with salt in the middle.  It's amazing.  I've never had the altoids.
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: joanna on May 09, 2008, 04:21:19 PM
liking black licorice must be like liking menthol cigarettes. no one will ever bug you for a taste of your snack!

i hate black licorice but i really love fennel root and star anise. makes no sense.

anyway. salty over sweet for me. i'd inhale a bag of tortilla chips before i'd look twice at a cake.
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: TremblingEagle on May 09, 2008, 04:43:54 PM
savory tooth
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: Laurie on May 09, 2008, 05:14:18 PM
Both tooth! Chocolate covered pretzels are the best!
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: masterofsparks on May 09, 2008, 05:16:03 PM
Sweet. Strawberry rhubarb pie beats any salty snack for me.
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: yesno on May 09, 2008, 05:21:55 PM
Both tooth! Chocolate covered pretzels are the best!

Snickers Take 5.  Available in gas stations everywhere!
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: Laurie on May 09, 2008, 06:10:53 PM
Both tooth! Chocolate covered pretzels are the best!

Snickers Take 5.  Available in gas stations everywhere!

They make a SNICKERS Take 5??? OMG. I loooooooove original Take 5. LOOOOOOOVE.
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: yesno on May 09, 2008, 06:53:39 PM

They make a SNICKERS Take 5??? OMG. I loooooooove original Take 5. LOOOOOOOVE.

No, I was wrong.  I thought that was the name of the thing.

*Hershey's* Take 5.  Sorry to tease.
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: emma on May 09, 2008, 07:30:44 PM
Salty!

If I could subsist entirely on kettle chips I would at least consider it. For a long, long time.
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: Laurie on May 09, 2008, 08:36:53 PM
Forget kettle chips! Give me kettle corn. SWEET AND SALTY BUS. CHOO CHOO!
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: jed on May 10, 2008, 10:14:45 PM
Both tooth! Chocolate covered pretzels are the best!

This baffles me. 

My wife puts pretzels in her ice cream.
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: Laurie on May 10, 2008, 10:44:46 PM
OH GOD, I fucking love chocolate covered potato chips. I EAT THEM UP.
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: Martin on May 11, 2008, 05:21:44 AM
In Scandinavia they have this candy called Turkish Peber that is black licorice hard candy filled with salt in the middle.  It's amazing.  I've never had the altoids.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Turkish_Pepper.jpg/609px-Turkish_Pepper.jpg)

Can't get enough of them.
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: chrisfoll577 on May 11, 2008, 05:39:40 AM
target's archer farms brand has an awesome white chocolate drizzled snack mix that hits both the sweet and salty spots... hard.

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2382/2482039045_b8929f9442.jpg)
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: masterofsparks on May 11, 2008, 09:02:06 AM
I really enjoy black licorice, but I tried this stuff they had at World Market called "double salt licorice" or something like that and it was the foulest thing I've ever put in my mouth. I don't know if this is the same thing being discussed in this thread, but ugh. It was like pouring the entire contents of a salt shaker into your mouth at once - almost paralyzingly salty.
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: Martin on May 11, 2008, 09:56:21 AM
I'm a bit confused - I usually make the distinction between "(sweet) licorice" and "salt licorice", not "black licorice". Love them all, but I know many people despise salt licorice.

(http://www.matservice.se/bilder/stora/MalacoDjungelvral80gr.jpg)
"Jungle Howl", very popular around here. Super salty.
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: yesno on May 11, 2008, 11:19:47 AM
Altoids are made with gelatin. Boo to that.
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on May 11, 2008, 10:10:15 PM
In Slovenia and Croatia they have these little salt boutiques that sell this awesome salt that's harvested from marshes off of the Adriatic.  They sell chocolate with salt flower, which is about the most amazing thing ever.

(http://www.soline.si/_images/001_swap/3.1.24_cokolada.jpg)
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: jed on May 12, 2008, 09:43:30 AM
In Scandinavia they have this candy called Turkish Peber that is black licorice hard candy filled with salt in the middle.  It's amazing.  I've never had the altoids.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Turkish_Pepper.jpg/609px-Turkish_Pepper.jpg)

Can't get enough of them.

Oh my God! They are so good. Edit: Can you find them in the U.S.? I just remembered where you live.
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: todd on May 12, 2008, 09:53:18 AM
target's archer farms brand has an awesome white chocolate drizzled snack mix that hits both the sweet and salty spots... hard.

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2382/2482039045_b8929f9442.jpg)

I love how "indulgent" is code for "holy shit that's a lot of calories."
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: yesno on May 12, 2008, 09:55:30 AM
Quote from: todd link=topic=2785.msg47923#msg47923 date=1210600398

I love how "indulgent" is code for "holy shit that's a lot of calories."
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Trail Mix has an absurd amount of calories.  Sometimes these teeny tiny packages will say like "Number of Serving per Package: 9" in order that they don't have to list 1,000 + calories.
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: jed on May 12, 2008, 11:08:35 AM
I'm a bit confused - I usually make the distinction between "(sweet) licorice" and "salt licorice", not "black licorice". Love them all, but I know many people despise salt licorice.

(http://www.matservice.se/bilder/stora/MalacoDjungelvral80gr.jpg)
"Jungle Howl", very popular around here. Super salty.

Do you buy this at Presbyerion (sp?)?
Title: Re: Sweet Tooth v. Salt Tooth (bored at work)
Post by: Martin on May 12, 2008, 11:58:42 AM
PressbyrÄn, sure. PressbyrÄn ("The Press Bureau") is like Seven-Eleven.

I believe many IKEA stores sell assorted Swedish food, including sweets. You might be lucky and find some Peber there.