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The first licorice candy was created in Holland sometime during 1770~1844.

Sometime after licorice root was brought to Europe during the late Roman Empire(1358).

The root was brought for medicinal purposes against stomach pains.

In 1731 Giorgio Amarelli formed a method to liquefy the licorice root itself and since then it has been used into cough syrup.

Due to this method and other inventions the real licorice known today has got it shape and size.

It is unknown exactly where this whole process took place and who did what.

But according to the Dutch somewhere between 1770-1844 licorice was invented.

And still eaten today.

Perhaps Holland is the only country in the world where they have well over a 1000 different kinds of licorice.

Salt, Sweet, Salmiakki, Hard, Soft, Liquid inside, Easy melting, Crystallized, Coffee, And even in Ice cream and a whole lot more.

There are many that claim England was first with (all sorts).

but this was some where between 1910~1940 and no actual proof.

But the English did mix for the first time with Coconut and that is still loved by its people all over the world.

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