Liquorice looks like wood and it has a sweet, warm taste, with a strong hint of anise and fennel. Mainly used in confectionery, liquorice is also used to flavour drinks like Guinness and spirits such as Sambuca.
Liquorice is a perennial herbaceous plant which belongs to the Fabaceae family. It originated in China, but it is now widespread, also in Italy, (particularly in Sicily and Calabria). The edible part is the root, which is peeled, dried and presented as a wooden
stick.