Salmiak (ammonium chloride) is a rock salt. It is industrially produced for the food industry, a white sour-salty tasting fine granulate. A maximum of 7.99 percent salt is permitted in the recipe, this must be labelled as "Extra strong adult liquorice - not children's liquorice".Salt [---6a6937bf851df---[Liquorice]---6a6937bf851df---]...

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What types of salt are there?

Salt [---6a6937bf851df---[Liquorice]---6a6937bf851df---] is made by adding sea salt, table salt (sodium chloride) or sal ammoniac ([---6a6937bf851df---[Ammonium chloride]---6a6937bf851df---]). A maximum of 7.99% salt is permitted in the recipe.

Sal ammoniac pastilles were handmade in every pharmacy according to their own recipe. They are [---6a6937bf851df---[Liquorice]---6a6937bf851df---] pastilles flavoured with sal ammoniac. Here, [---6a6937bf851df---[Liquorice]---6a6937bf851df---] and sal ammoniac complement each other in their disinfecting properties and are beneficial for coughs and hoarseness. They are usually sold in attractive tins and boxes. They have always been popular companions.

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[---6a6937bf851df---[Liquorice]---6a6937bf851df---], especially salt [---6a6937bf851df---[Liquorice]---6a6937bf851df---], is very popular in the Nordic countries of Finland, Sweden and Denmark. There you can find salmiak ice cream, salmiak schnapps, smoky salt [---6a6937bf851df---[Liquorice]---6a6937bf851df---] and salmiak chocolate. We can only guess why the savoury, sour and salty taste is so ‘normal’ there. My theory is that Scandinavians were accustomed to the taste of salt due to the preservation of food.
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