Salmiak (ammonium chloride) is a rock salt. It is industrially produced for the food industry, a white sour-salty tasting fine granulate. A maximum of 7.99 percent salt is permitted in the recipe, this must be labelled as "Extra strong adult liquorice - not children's liquorice".Yes, 28 years dear [---6a590b3b5b54a---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b5b54a---] monsters! Many thanks to our loyal [---6a590b3b5b54a---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b5b54a---] and kadófans from near and far! Founded in 1997 as the first [---6a590b3b5b54a---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b5b54a---] shop in Germany...
Starting at Graefestrasse 75, we expanded by moving across the street to Graefestrasse 20. There, we were swept away by the turbulence of the real estate boom in interest-free times and reinvented ourselves at Graefestrasse 68. Lakrüetzi at the [---6a590b3b5b54a---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b5b54a---] window!
Since then, [---6a590b3b5b54a---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b5b54a---] has been back in the spotlight: beautiful, delicious [---6a590b3b5b54a---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b5b54a---] mixes for our customers young and old, for arthouse cinemas in Berlin and for small events with that certain (black and colourful) extra in the catering. This means we can stay in the neighbourhood, thanks to a normal landlord! And we want to stay here for a long time to come. We look forward to your visit, at the window or online. Here's how it works. See you soon, your kado-letten!

Salmiak (ammonium chloride) is a rock salt. It is industrially produced for the food industry, a white sour-salty tasting fine granulate. A maximum of 7.99 percent salt is permitted in the recipe, this must be labelled as "Extra strong adult liquorice - not children's liquorice".The idea of lining our liuorice window, jokingly known as the [---6a590b3b5cbbc---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b5cbbc---] flap, with red velvet curtains was an obvious one. Curtain up for ... yes, what? In the midst of the Christmas hustle and bustle, we spun around a bit and, lo and behold, one of our employees even had a Kaspar as a hand puppet. When Ernie and Bert were mothballed, we waited for dusk, draped the curtains and off we went. Duncan crouched under the window and let Ernie climb up, I held up the red velvet as a backdrop and Nele gave photo instructions in front of the door.

As soon as Ernie was visible in the window, the first passers-by stopped. When Bert arrived, there were giggles and big smiles outside the door. And that's how it is: the two figures or characters bring out the best in you, you just have to grin, don't you? We wish you happy holidays with and without snow.

Salmiak (ammonium chloride) is a rock salt. It is industrially produced for the food industry, a white sour-salty tasting fine granulate. A maximum of 7.99 percent salt is permitted in the recipe, this must be labelled as "Extra strong adult liquorice - not children's liquorice".For friends of film, it will be dark days and long nights again. The Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale for short, captivates cineastes worldwide. The festival has been held annually since 1951, and the competition crowns the best film with the city's Golden Bear. Hosts include the Yorck Cinema Group with its beautiful and well-preserved "International" film theatre.

For many years, kadó has been associated with these Berlin art-house cinemas; we enrich the gourmet counters with [---6a590b3b5e4f4---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b5e4f4---]. All the mixtures are hand-picked wonder bags, "you can't see the ones in the dark" (Kalau...). These two starlets from kadó greet you freshly made up from the foyer and are waiting to be discovered. Completely wrapped in plastic-free cellophane, they offer sweets or salty treats in the new cinema [---6a590b3b5e4f4---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b5e4f4---] design.
Yorck and kadó wish you good entertainment.
 
See you in the cinema - black & delicious!

Salmiak (ammonium chloride) is a rock salt. It is industrially produced for the food industry, a white sour-salty tasting fine granulate. A maximum of 7.99 percent salt is permitted in the recipe, this must be labelled as "Extra strong adult liquorice - not children's liquorice".The transformation from [---6a590b3b5f001---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b5f001---] specialist shop to [---6a590b3b5f001---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b5f001---] Specialist onlineShop is complete. Same, same but different - that's how it feels after our move. Now the team is jerking the [---6a590b3b5f001---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b5f001---] meme "where are the salta skallar now?" FLT - front, left, top, where all the salty sprinkles are now. Our friend and architect Dirk Soboll has also turned the warehouse into a pleasant space where we enjoy working with [---6a590b3b5f001---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b5f001---]. Customers come by and chat when they pick up their bag, as well as when they order by phone. So we start our first month in the new [---6a590b3b5f001---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b5f001---] home and thank our regular customers warmly for their good wishes and attentions. Let's continue with black greetings from kadó ...

Salmiak (ammonium chloride) is a rock salt. It is industrially produced for the food industry, a white sour-salty tasting fine granulate. A maximum of 7.99 percent salt is permitted in the recipe, this must be labelled as "Extra strong adult liquorice - not children's liquorice".It still felt a bit forbidden. First lunch break together after Corona. Should everyone really be together, outside and without a mouth guard? Incidence in Berlin under 20... But then everything felt very relaxed and pleasant with a pinch of sun. Ah, but that's how it used to be every lunchtime before! Now you almost have to get used to socialising a bit again. Och, there are worse things - indeed!

Salmiak (ammonium chloride) is a rock salt. It is industrially produced for the food industry, a white sour-salty tasting fine granulate. A maximum of 7.99 percent salt is permitted in the recipe, this must be labelled as "Extra strong adult liquorice - not children's liquorice".Every few years the phone rings and the customer's question is not about the taste, but about certain properties of [---6a590b3b61632---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b61632---]. The questions revolve around an unnamed project, almost like a quiz. Whether [---6a590b3b61632---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b61632---] would also be available in larger pieces, taste doesn't matter. For example, in bar form like thick chocolate? Whether [---6a590b3b61632---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b61632---] could be poured into such a mould, heated and then poured? What would you recommend, heating in a pot or better in a water bath? What kind of [---6a590b3b61632---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b61632---] is nice and crumbly?

At the latest now it dawns on me that we are researching for a film scene here and [---6a590b3b61632---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b61632---] might get the supporting role if.... yes, if it could look like chewing tobacco or like a thick, rich piece of hashish. I listen to the questions and make my suggestions, eventually we meet in the shop and go through some [---6a590b3b61632---[Liquorice varieties]---6a590b3b61632---]. Hm, the pirate should spit out the brown-black chewing tobacco juicily at the captain's feet, so the [---6a590b3b61632---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b61632---] can't be too firm. That makes sense. And if the series is about drug dealers, the piece should look real, not too small and at the same time crumbly or cuttable. Also logical. Whether afternoon programme or evening programme, our All Star has it all: kneadable, crumbly, easy to eat, not too firm - [---6a590b3b61632---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b61632---] fudge. Water bath recommended.

 Salmiak (ammonium chloride) is a rock salt. It is industrially produced for the food industry, a white sour-salty tasting fine granulate. A maximum of 7.99 percent salt is permitted in the recipe, this must be labelled as "Extra strong adult liquorice - not children's liquorice".Unfortunately, currently you cannot purchase kadó licorice at KaDeWe.

Together with KaDeWe, kadó presents a wide range of kadó [---6a590b3b62281---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b62281---] on the 6th floor. There is a choice of 30 different types of [---6a590b3b62281---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b62281---], from fruity-sweet to double-salted. The usual self-service with loose kadó [---6a590b3b62281---[Liquorice varieties]---6a590b3b62281---] is no longer possible for hygienic reasons. So we are presenting a "best of kadó" for you, each weighing 100g. Speaking of bags: kadó bags all [---6a590b3b62281---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b62281---] in transparent cellulose. We have completely switched our packaging to plastic-free!

Our beautiful jewelry boxes and decorative bags show the leaves of the [---6a590b3b62281---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b62281---] plant from the outside. The inside is sweet and mild, fruity, gingery, salty or chocolaty - just [---6a590b3b62281---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b62281---]. No way: do they all taste the same ... pfft! The variety of European flavours is also reflected in the [---6a590b3b62281---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b62281---]. And kadó has succumbed to this black passion since 1997. Reglisse, [---6a590b3b62281---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b62281---], Liquirizia, Lakritz, Lakkris ... we meet at the [---6a590b3b62281---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b62281---] bar!

...Salmiak (ammonium chloride) is a rock salt. It is industrially produced for the food industry, a white sour-salty tasting fine granulate. A maximum of 7.99 percent salt is permitted in the recipe, this must be labelled as "Extra strong adult liquorice - not children's liquorice".feels muted. 23 years of kadó. The first ever [---6a590b3b62887---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b62887---] shop in Germany, founded in 1997. Well, a long time ago and very close again. So far, we have celebrated our anniversaries with friends, staff and customers. There's no chance of that in this Corona year. Strange how normality shifts and also that the pandemic affects people so differently. Pure luck that kadó was able to stay open the whole time and was working on the relaunch of the website anyway. kado.de has been online since 1998 and sends [---6a590b3b62887---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b62887---] all over the world. Who would have thought that this shopping option would one day play such a leading role?
A fortuitous decision was also the opening of the [---6a590b3b62887---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b62887---] shop in Graefestrasse. In 1997, a sleepy residential street with few shops and pubs, some of which moved to the eastern part of the city after the fall of the Wall. Kreuzberg was suddenly out and landlords were happy to have commercial tenants. Together with the neighbourhood house, we drew the attention of tradespeople in the Graefekiez to the vacancies during a colourful neighbourhood walk. This has changed thoroughly in the last 10 years. At the moment our shop is scaffolded again, this time the roof truss has found an heir.

Well, where was I?  kadó-birthday in Corona times. We kadó-lettes finally celebrated with a boat trip in a small circle, escaped in bright sunshine, with music and finger food. A day off from everything, relaxed on the Spree. A piece of birthday cake, Raspberry cake with [---6a590b3b62887---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b62887---] cream did the rest.
Aloha, greetings dear [---6a590b3b62887---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b62887---] friends from near and far, stay healthy and cheerful.
See you all again soon!

Salmiak (ammonium chloride) is a rock salt. It is industrially produced for the food industry, a white sour-salty tasting fine granulate. A maximum of 7.99 percent salt is permitted in the recipe, this must be labelled as "Extra strong adult liquorice - not children's liquorice".The design of our jewellery box is inspired by the visible part of the [---6a590b3b67bfd---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b67bfd---] plant and comes in black and white. It is classic, chic and the long base of the box sits comfortably in the hand when you put it on. Hm... could this piece of jewellery stand on its own? The outcome of this question was depending on its surroundings. Let's ask in the 6th floor of KaDeWe…

This ended up with kadó being invited to hold a presentation, and as good as it sometimes get, it all came together like pot and lid. In KaDeWe great value is put into regional references, to that licorice is–after 18 years!–simply a bit trendy. With the wide range of products, from Iceland all the way to Sicily, that kadó had to offer, expertise included, it was just right. For kadó this adress is a nice emphasis of that to which is of much importance to us in our daily shop: quality, variety and a clientele that appreciates good service. And with this, dear customer, you will find licorice as usual in Kreuzberg but also in the confectionery department of KaDeWe.

The kadó jewellery boxes are filled with our house mixtures: sweet mild [---6a590b3b67bfd---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b67bfd---], [---6a590b3b67bfd---[Salty Liquorice]---6a590b3b67bfd---] or a mixture of both, the kadó mixture. The design bags contain a delicious marble mix of chocolate-[---6a590b3b67bfd---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b67bfd---] marbels, the Berlin Mix with sweet & sour [---6a590b3b67bfd---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b67bfd---] and Meer Mix with extra [---6a590b3b67bfd---[Salty Liquorice]---6a590b3b67bfd---]. Our own recipes, [---6a590b3b67bfd---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b67bfd---] with ginger as well as [---6a590b3b67bfd---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b67bfd---] with sea salt can be found in the handy decorative tins.

We look back fondly on 9 years of smooth, professional collaboration with the staff on the 6th floor. In January 2024, KaDeWe filed for insolvency and we have since stopped supplying [---6a590b3b67bfd---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b67bfd---].

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For more advanced cooks, incorporating [---6a590b3b69e96---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b69e96---] powder in recipes can make things very interesting: [---6a590b3b69e96---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b69e96---] pasta with prosciutto and leeks, chicken or celery schnitzel with [---6a590b3b69e96---[Liquorice bread]---6a590b3b69e96---]ing goes wonderfully with vegetables and rice.

[---6a590b3b69e96---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b69e96---] [---6a590b3b69e96---[aroma]---6a590b3b69e96---] gives that extra something, for example in soup, marmalade, or in deserts like Panna Cotta, Chocolate mousse with raspberries. [---6a590b3b69e96---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b69e96---] is an excellent flavor to experiment with. Our [---6a590b3b69e96---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b69e96---] cooking box contains the necessary [---6a590b3b69e96---[Liquorice ingredients]---6a590b3b69e96---] including 2 recipes with instructions. Try one of our [---6a590b3b69e96---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b69e96---] recipes. Be sure, it will be unusually tasty.

Salmiak (ammonium chloride) is a rock salt. It is industrially produced for the food industry, a white sour-salty tasting fine granulate. A maximum of 7.99 percent salt is permitted in the recipe, this must be labelled as "Extra strong adult liquorice - not children's liquorice".Our window display often gets admired. And since we have so much fun decorating, there’s something new to see every 6-8 weeks. Just the [---6a590b3b6aa23---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b6aa23---] itself, with its black colour, inspires to a clean black and white design. All the various and colorful [---6a590b3b6aa23---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b6aa23---] tins from all over Europe also enriches the optic in a eye-catching way. In summer our window transforms into a coastal landscape full of light houses and boats from all the different [---6a590b3b6aa23---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b6aa23---] countries, the reason for this is also because the [---6a590b3b6aa23---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b6aa23---] really can’t cope with the warm temperatures …

In winter we made a gingerbread house with a moose forest and a frozen lake, which we brought to life with little [---6a590b3b6aa23---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b6aa23---] figures. We once even baked the TV-tower! With built-in light! Sometimes we create something more of a jeweler’s window, where precious [---6a590b3b6aa23---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b6aa23---] jewelry is displayed on red velvet. We’ve had friendly [---6a590b3b6aa23---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b6aa23---] robots at work too. It does come quite in handy having a colleague studying stage design …
Anyways: grown up [---6a590b3b6aa23---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b6aa23---] fans stop by to have a look, the younger [---6a590b3b6aa23---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b6aa23---] monsters come by to solve a task for the scavenger hunt. For some [---6a590b3b6aa23---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b6aa23---] just stays eternally inexplicable.

Salmiak (ammonium chloride) is a rock salt. It is industrially produced for the food industry, a white sour-salty tasting fine granulate. A maximum of 7.99 percent salt is permitted in the recipe, this must be labelled as "Extra strong adult liquorice - not children's liquorice".Happy to experience 20 years anniversary as a specialized licorice store, we let the good times with the opening of the store and until today and its constant progress pass (in review) before our very eyes … and see, the italian licorice producer Amarelli, established already 286 years ago, makes us a generous offer, to create and produce a unique kadó licorice gift tin for our anniversary. Exclusive. By Amarelli for kadó.

Wonder if they still have any photos from their establishing days back in year 1731? Amarelli as the oldest licorice blacksmith in the world, and still a proud family property, impressive. Situated in Rossano, Calabria, at the Ionian See, they cultivate the [---6a590b3b6c03a---[Licorice root]---6a590b3b6c03a---] and traditionally process it into licorice. Basta. Amarelli produces the very best pure and natural licorice, aromatized with aniseed, violet, lemon or sugar coated with mint. True quality and with herb authentic flavours.
A visit in the museum nearby is a real delight and a must for all licorice fans.

With honor and joy we are pleased to treat our regulars with this pretty tin, filled with the finest pure licorice.
Twenty years ago we got to know Baron Amarelli and since then we have kept the herb licorice as a main product in our sortiment, a [---6a590b3b6c03a---[Flavour]---6a590b3b6c03a---] which slowly had to grow upon the german customers, not yet used to this pure and intense tasting kind.

Salmiak (ammonium chloride) is a rock salt. It is industrially produced for the food industry, a white sour-salty tasting fine granulate. A maximum of 7.99 percent salt is permitted in the recipe, this must be labelled as "Extra strong adult liquorice - not children's liquorice".On June 24th 2017 a circle closed in kadó: since 20 years this is our last day representing and offering our selection of licorice at the weekend markets. After 1000 Saturdays at the Winterfeldt Market, 850 at Kollwitzplatz (add to that 520 Saturdays at the Hackeschen Market until 2015), it’s time for us to say goodbye! We are not getting any younger...

From the depth of our heart we would like to thank all licorice monsters out there, whom regardless wheather conditions, stepped out the door to go find us. A weekend without licorice? Not likely. That’s why, dear licorice friends, we are more than happy to welcome you all to pay us a visit in our very own specialist licorice shop in Graefestrasse 20, saturdays from 9:30 to 15:30.

And please don’t forget: on 19.9.2017 kadó is turning 20! We would be delighted to see you again then at the latest!
Sincerly black regards, Ilse Böge & Frank Büttner

- Salmiak (ammonium chloride) is a rock salt. It is industrially produced for the food industry, a white sour-salty tasting fine granulate. A maximum of 7.99 percent salt is permitted in the recipe, this must be labelled as "Extra strong adult liquorice - not children's liquorice".and the third licorice sort of the house is here! Made exclusively with [---6a590b3b6eca0---[Gum arabic]---6a590b3b6eca0---], and therefor firm and chewy, kado's first own salty licorice comes in the shape of a starfish. Quite a match if we may say so!
This is the first salty licorice to be made in the belgian manufactory and I think I dare to claim that the licorice maestro resisted putting salt to the licorice for at least 10 years. ''Salt will destroy the great taste, Mrs Böge.'' Yes, I know what you mean. But sometimes a pinch of salt can help to enhance the aromas, Monsieur. Could we maybe try just once,…please?

And since we have been cooperating for suuuch a long time–keyword: Gingerlicorice–the constant encouragement from Berlin actually and finally payed off (or maybe he just wanted to be left in peace) it lead in the end to some sample cooking, see photo. With the result that now, both parties are very happy with this newcomer.

Salmiak (ammonium chloride) is a rock salt. It is industrially produced for the food industry, a white sour-salty tasting fine granulate. A maximum of 7.99 percent salt is permitted in the recipe, this must be labelled as "Extra strong adult liquorice - not children's liquorice".After a few days of cooking, the new recipe for a cinnamon –flaovoured [---6a590b3b70b14---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b70b14---] was ready. Fluffy it had to be, and with a nice, fresh cinnamon taste. Also, the relation of [---6a590b3b70b14---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b70b14---] to cinnamon, the texture, and the right mixture had tob e found, right down to the granularity of the sugar sprinkles. Finally, the template for the casting mould had to be developed. All of this was done manually in a laboratory specialising in food, which turned into a [---6a590b3b70b14---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b70b14---] kitchen on a regular basis. Now, we are able to present to all [---6a590b3b70b14---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b70b14---] lovers our very own kadó Cinnamon [---6a590b3b70b14---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b70b14---] – on their own or in a snazzy black tin.

Salmiak (ammonium chloride) is a rock salt. It is industrially produced for the food industry, a white sour-salty tasting fine granulate. A maximum of 7.99 percent salt is permitted in the recipe, this must be labelled as "Extra strong adult liquorice - not children's liquorice".Great cinema in our everyday [---6a590b3b712d6---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b712d6---] life, because "Lakritz - die schwarze Leidenschaft" was presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair, a 64-page joint work by author Klaus-Dieter Kreische, kadó and the Thorbecke publishing house.

We wanted to pursue some questions that we are often asked when working with the black gold: why does [---6a590b3b712d6---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b712d6---] have a black colour? What is it about the [---6a590b3b712d6---[Bear droppings]---6a590b3b712d6---]? Is [---6a590b3b712d6---[Ammonium chloride]---6a590b3b712d6---] also [---6a590b3b712d6---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b712d6---]? So the idea was born to tell amusing and interesting facts about licorice in a small (gift) book.

The first research trip led to England. There we listened to the legendary stories about the creation of the first sweet licorice recipe worldwide, the [---6a590b3b712d6---[Pontefract Cake]---6a590b3b712d6---]s! The research led us to the South of France along the Silk Road, which for a long time was also a [---6a590b3b712d6---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b712d6---] Road. At Amarelli in southern Italy we were able to observe the cooking process of how [---6a590b3b712d6---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b712d6---] is made from sweetwood ([---6a590b3b712d6---[Liquorice roots]---6a590b3b712d6---]). A family owned museum tells about the history of the company since 1731. Germany also has its [---6a590b3b712d6---[Liquorice history]---6a590b3b712d6---] and so it became a nice little book about the black passion we "kadó-letten" fell for.

Maike Koch tested the recipes and Ilse Böge created the 32 pictures. Together with Dirk Soboll, interior designer and photographer, the photos were taken. A real [---6a590b3b712d6---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b712d6---] shooting including construction, light and a pleasing shine with a little olive oil...

Salmiak (ammonium chloride) is a rock salt. It is industrially produced for the food industry, a white sour-salty tasting fine granulate. A maximum of 7.99 percent salt is permitted in the recipe, this must be labelled as "Extra strong adult liquorice - not children's liquorice".After 10 years at Graefestrasse 75, our shop became too small. While kadó had started with around 60 types of [---6a590b3b71cad---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b71cad---] in 1996, only 11 years later our range had developed to over 400 different types from Iceland down to Sicily. We were lucky – a shop across the road became available and we decided to move across to Graefestrasse 20.

The new shop was bigger, but still had a dividing wall through the shop floor. We needed more space, so we had to change the shop interior. By rearranging, we were able to improve some of our processes too.

Moving itself was easy – we didn’t even need a moving van! On Saturday we worked at No. 75 until closing time, then disassembled the furniture etc. and carried it across to No. 20. Friends and “kadó-letten” as we call our staff members, helped us move and after the weekend, we opened the shop on Tuesday at 9.30 in the new location.

Salmiak (ammonium chloride) is a rock salt. It is industrially produced for the food industry, a white sour-salty tasting fine granulate. A maximum of 7.99 percent salt is permitted in the recipe, this must be labelled as "Extra strong adult liquorice - not children's liquorice".One late night at a friends birthday party, I was offered a glass of ginger liqueur and wow, what a fiery ginger flavor! At the time we were working on our own first ginger [---6a590b3b72213---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b72213---], but had not yet found the right ginger flavor, which could withstand the strong [---6a590b3b72213---[aroma]---6a590b3b72213---] of [---6a590b3b72213---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b72213---].
And after have had tried this ginger liqueur: who could create something this fine? Answer was the Prussian Spirits Manufactory in Berlin, shortly PSM. And so we headed to Wedding.

Mr. Schroff from Schroff&Stahl GbR, a distiller of the house showed me ''his'' world. A laboratory with an atmosphere of knowledge and handicraft. The 140-year-old working tools and copper kettles are very impressive, each screw hand turned, every bell jar handblown. Some spirits needs to be aged in oak barrels to get that certain nuance, like for example whiskey, here simply called grain. Next to this, stoneware barrels are lined up, filled with spirits to be preserved, like gin for example. These methods of working and equipment are still used today and great value is put on quality. Both requires a high standard workmanship.

And here is where the ginger [---6a590b3b72213---[aroma]---6a590b3b72213---] is produced. Ginger root with its fiery taste is imported from China and delivered in large bags at the laboratory. The roots are cut into small pieces and thereafter grinded to expose the fibers. To extract the [---6a590b3b72213---[aroma]---6a590b3b72213---], the fibers are left to rest for 4 weeks in an alcohol solution and with this process the ginger infusion is made. At this stage it looks dull and is therefor then naturally filtered by a tonic. Now it is done and ready to use, a clear, fiery, ginger extract.

Now the kadó part of the job begins. I travelled elsewhere in Germany with the ginger extract to a food technologist and where I spent 3 days of [---6a590b3b72213---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b72213---] cooking. So much fun! Suddenly I was the the ship's cook and was aloud to assist. About 2 kilos of [---6a590b3b72213---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b72213---] paste was made, which was then portioned and differently flavored. Every step was listed in detail and carefully weighed, but the tweezers for milligram quantities is not for rough hands to be handled. One little mistake and the batch is over salted, or as in this case, way to fiery and strong. Not approved and straight in the garbage it goes! Assisting ship's cook was disqualified and the boss had to complete the process alone, while sometimes mentioning quietly that everything costs of goods sold, time and money. The hot [---6a590b3b72213---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b72213---] is quickly poured into prepared starch trays, before it cools down. Now the [---6a590b3b72213---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b72213---] must rest 1-2 days before being sprinkled with sugar as the last step.

Here you can see each and every step in the process of making our ginger [---6a590b3b72213---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b72213---]. The final product - handmade ginger [---6a590b3b72213---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b72213---].

With the introduction of a new [---6a590b3b72213---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b72213---] into the kadó assortment, larger quantities were needed. We searched for a suitable [---6a590b3b72213---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b72213---] confectioner and found the perfect one in Belgium. This family business in 4th generation produces their own [---6a590b3b72213---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b72213---] recipes – and since 2006 also the kadó ginger [---6a590b3b72213---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b72213---].

Salmiak (ammonium chloride) is a rock salt. It is industrially produced for the food industry, a white sour-salty tasting fine granulate. A maximum of 7.99 percent salt is permitted in the recipe, this must be labelled as "Extra strong adult liquorice - not children's liquorice".Throughout the years, we drove some privately owned old Volvos that we used for our Saturday work at the markets. One market sales kit consists of around 6-7 boxes, plus the scales and the stall. Once we had dropped off the kit at Winterfeldtmarket, we had to drive back to the warehouse and get the next kit for Kollwitzmarkt. This was a very time-consuming process that we had done for years.

But then, we got our first company car which we lovingly called “the brick”, fuelled with natural gas. It had room for exactly three market kits so we could deliver them to the markets in one go. That was useful, because in 2005 kadó started selling on Hackescher Markt as well

Salmiak (ammonium chloride) is a rock salt. It is industrially produced for the food industry, a white sour-salty tasting fine granulate. A maximum of 7.99 percent salt is permitted in the recipe, this must be labelled as "Extra strong adult liquorice - not children's liquorice".In April 1997, I rented a storage space in Graefestrasse 75 – at the time, this was a quiet residential area in Kreuzberg. The rooms needed a lot of work, but with a lot of ambition and a little help from friends, we renovated the place and even put coving on the ceilings.

More and more, it became clear that what was meant to be a storage area, would actually make a nice little shop as well. With the help of our friend and professional photographer Dirk Soboll and the newly founded advertising agency “godz” from Cologne, we turned the idea into a solid concept for the first specialist [---6a590b3b74f6c---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b74f6c---] shop in the whole of Germany. Dirk Soboll did the interior design. We soon agreed that we wanted to combine some old items (scales/ till) with a new and modern interior (glass, steel, wood). After all, [---6a590b3b74f6c---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b74f6c---] has been known since hundreds of years (old), and we wanted to show its versatility and variety in a modern way (new). In the first specialist [---6a590b3b74f6c---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b74f6c---] shop in Germany, we wanted to put the product at the heart of everything and the clear, clean appearance of the shop should underline this central position. kadó - means present and hopefully our shop will have this reputation for [---6a590b3b74f6c---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b74f6c---] fans.

To make my plans reality, we needed a loan. Appointments at the banks were not very successful: “A [---6a590b3b74f6c---[Liquorice]---6a590b3b74f6c---] shop? You’d have to add tea to the range. Or children’s clothes. At least offer some chocolate.“ Finally, a banker from the North knew what I meant and approved the loan. The magic word “internet” was helpful in securing the loan – the young advertising professionals urged us so reserve „kado.de“ as a domain because „the internet would change the world in the future“. Aha?