Ground licorice 250 grams

Licorice, extracted from the roots of the licorice plant, is sweeter than regular sugar and can be chewed or eaten as a dessert. Licorice is also added to Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola. And licorice powder can be chewed with anise seeds for coughing or made as a tea.

There are several ways to prepare licorice, but the most famous are:

• Put a cup of licorice in a bowl and add a quarter teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate to it.
• Add 8 cups of water to it, and leave it for at least two hours.
• It is filtered using a clean piece of cloth.
• Put in the refrigerator for an hour and serve blissful and healing.