Alright. So, I hate confectionary licorice.
The taste just does not compute with my taste buds, and frankly, I don’t understand how other humans enjoy it. I’m not here to yuck your yum, but I am here to say it’s basically blasphemous and should be done away with entirely. For me, the flavor instantly triggers a full-body revolt. My stomach gets the brilliant idea to heave its contents just at the suggestion of it. I don’t know why. That’s just how I’m wired.
So, imagine my distress when I’m going through practical lab instructions during my Master’s program and see that I have to make a cough syrup infusion with licorice. My first thought? Leave these poor sick people alone. They already feel like crap, and now you want to give them liquid nastiness on top of it? Cruel.
But okay, I had to do the assignment. I had to make the tea. And I had to taste it to give a proper report. I usually only skip herbs if they interact with medications I’m taking, so skipping one just because I didn’t li…
