Liquorice flourishes in salty soils of the dried-up Aral Sea
Karakalpakstan is the sweet root’s new production hub
They put liquorice in their vodka in Karakalpakstan. Its sweetness softens the local liquor, Qarataw (named for the nearby mountain range), making it a surprisingly palatable tipple.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Sweet success”
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