To some people, summer is defined by the perfumed odor you have walking by warm train tracks. To others, summer is just a great time for candy. Well, some smart Finn said, “Let's combine the two!” Yes, this is tar-candy! Very diluted wood-tar-water is used to make these licorice pastilles have a distinct taste of tar. Tar was long considered a multi-cure that healed all illnesses and wounds, together with sauna and vodka the three were the cornerstones of Finnish healthcare. Today, most would agree that too much tar gives you a stomachache, too much sauna gives you headache and too much vodka will give you both. Nevertheless, in smaller quantities they are quite divine. Tar-candy, much like sauna and vodka, does have a threshold before you start liking it. The first few pastilles will taste strange and unfamiliar, but soon all you want to do is to walk along those train tracks with a tar-pastille in your mouth!
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
I've found the perfect website for those of us who can't afford to travel but still want all the travel junk anyhow. KIOSK - Interesting Things From Interesting Countries is the place to be if you are interested in design and items from other countries. I think that my favorite is the tar-candy, the commentary on which is excerpted below:
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