I don’t know if ‘dislike’ is strong enough to describe how much I don’t like licorice. My mother loved black licorice and I have a friend who adores the strongest and saltiest licorice she can find. When I travelled to Amsterdam she wanted me to bring back licorice for her.

Strangely though I really like licorice Allsorts. How is that possible? Between all the layers of colourful sweetness lies black licorice.

Candy is never at the top of my list of favourite foods. I can take it or leave it but if you put Licorice Allsorts in front of me I will always take it.