Drop

Drop (Liquorice)

Drop is a beloved sweet in the Netherlands. 80% of the population eats liquorice and on average a Dutch person eats 2 kg of liquorice per year. For foreigners, the taste is a bit strange in the beginning, so you can see them pulling strange faces. For starters the sweet drop is a good entry into the world of drop. The salty liquorice is more for the advanced drop lover.

Liquorice was already eaten in ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman culture. At the time not as candy, but as medicine against coughing and stomach ulcer.

Source: https://netherlandssouvenirs.com/collections/liquorice-drop/