god i love salty licorice. that is all

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[–] 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

i think the food use is older, it's been used at least since roman times.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    I remember reading that ammonium chloride / "sal ammoniac" / salmiakki was probably first discovered by ancient egyptians. They found natural deposits of it condensed in a ceiling of a cave or something similar. And naturally someone just had to taste it.

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