swap_horiz Licorice Root Alternatives

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Basil

Basil is a culinary herb in the mint family, Lamiaceae, most commonly associated with Ocimum basilicum and its cultivate...

Italian Mediterranean Sweet Clove Like

9.4 Excellent

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Vanilla Bean

The vanilla bean is the cured seed pod from *Vanilla planifolia*, a tropical orchid species. It’s notable for its intens...

Tropical Baking Sweet Pod

9.2 Excellent

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Pimentón de la Vera Dulce

Pimentón de la Vera Dulce is a sweet, smoked paprika produced in the La Vera comarca of Cáceres, Spain. It holds a Prote...

Spanish Smoky Sweet Chile

9.1 Excellent

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Ceylon Cinnamon

Ceylon cinnamon, scientifically known as Cinnamomum verum, is a spice derived from the inner bark of a tree native to Sr...

Baking Sweet Sri Lankan Bark

8.9 Great

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Horseradish

Horseradish is a perennial plant of the Brassicaceae family, cultivated primarily for its large white root which is used...

European Savory Condiment Pungent

8.4 Great

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Dried Gentian Root

Dried gentian root (Gentiana lutea) is a alpine plant native to central and southern Europe whose intensely bitter compo...

European Bitters Root Very Bitter

7.1 Good

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Lesser Galangal

Lesser galangal is the dried rhizome of Alpinia officinarum, a plant in the ginger family native to southern China and c...

Spicy Medicinal Asian Root

7.0 Good

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Horseradish Powder

Horseradish powder is the dehydrated, ground root of Armoracia rusticana, a Brassicaceae family plant native to southeas...

European Savory Sharp Root

7.0 Good

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Dried Hawthorn Berry

Dried hawthorn berries are the dehydrated fruits of trees and shrubs in the genus Crataegus. In Chinese cooking, dried h...

European Tart Medicinal Berry

7.0 Good

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Burdock Root Powder

Burdock root powder is produced by grinding the dried taproot of Arctium lappa, a biennial plant native to Eurasia. The...

Medicinal Asian Earthy Root

6.9 Fair

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Dried Elderberry

Dried elderberries are dehydrated fruits from elder plants of the genus Sambucus, especially the European black elder, S...

European Tart Medicinal Berry

6.9 Fair

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Dried Angelica Root

Dried angelica root (Angelica archangelica) is a Scandinavian and northern European biennial herb traditionally used to...

European Bitter Savory Root

6.7 Fair

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Dried Dandelion Root

Dried dandelion root is the processed root of Taraxacum officinale, the common dandelion. The root contains inulin, a st...

European Bitter Medicinal Root

6.6 Fair

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Zedoary

Zedoary is the dried rhizome of Curcuma zedoaria, a perennial plant in the ginger family found in India and Southeast As...

Indian Bitter Medicinal Root

6.3 Fair

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Dried Astragalus Root

Dried astragalus root (Astragalus membranaceus) is a flowering plant native to northern China that has been used in Trad...

Medicinal Chinese Earthy Root

6.2 Fair

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Dried Ashwagandha

Dried ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is a nightshade-family shrub native to India and North Africa that has been a cor...

Indian Medicinal Earthy Root

6.1 Fair

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Dried Costus Root

Dried costus root (Saussurea costus) is a thistle from the Himalayas whose aromatic root has been traded along ancient i...

Himalayan Medicinal Earthy Root

6.0 Fair

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Dried Valerian Root

Dried valerian root (Valeriana officinalis) is a European perennial herb whose root has been used as a mild sedative sin...

European Medicinal Earthy Root

5.8 Mediocre

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Dried Calamus Root

Dried calamus root (Acorus calamus) is a wetland plant used as a spice and medicine across Asia, Europe, and North Ameri...

European Bitter Historical Root

4.8 Poor

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Calamus Root

Calamus root is the dried rhizome of Acorus calamus, also called sweet flag. It has been used as a flavoring material an...

Spicy Ancient Medicinal Sweet

3.7 Poor