/jp/ - Otaku Culture

What's up with Japanese people not liking liquorice? I've read like loads of reports of Japanese people trying liquorice and barely getting away from it without puking.

I found this very interesting and at first I thought it had to be something evolutionary, but I'm not sure. Anyway, I stumbled over the fact that they use some kind of liquid liquorice thing for flu medicine in Japan? Perhaps childhood memories of having to eat this disgusting medicine makes them react like that to the candy?

I don't know. I just think it's kind of neat. Thoughts?