Is this drink actually any good? How would you describe the flavour?
2006-10-03 23:12:46 · 17 answers · asked by Little Girl Blue 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
yes its really nice: it tastes a bit like fizzy liquorice.
2006-10-03 23:14:57 · answer #1 · answered by BrockleyDave 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dandelion And Burdock
2016-10-03 09:31:26 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dandelion and burdock is a traditional British flavoured soft drink with a pungent aftertaste. Traditionally it is made from fermented dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) and burdock (Arctium lappa) roots, and is naturally fizzy.
However the "Dandelion and Burdock" drink for sale in many retail outlets usually contains neither plant. The retail drink is often carbonated and contains artificial sweeteners.
Dandelion and Burdock shares a historical origin with a number of drinks originally made from lightly fermented root extracts, such as root beer and sarsaparilla. They were included for a supposed health benefit. The dominant flavour in these drinks is usually sassafras or wintergreen, both now derived artificially rather than from the plant itself, in part because during the 1960s safrole, the major component of the volatile oil of sassafras was found to be carcinogenic. All these drinks, while tasting similar, do have their own distinct flavour. Dandelion and Burdock is most similar in flavour to sarsaparilla. Dandelion and burdock is best served chilled and is a light refreshing soft drink popular amongst children.
2006-10-03 23:15:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any fizzy drink is not go for you but OK in moderation. I personally do like dandelion & burdock this was a drink that i drank when i was young and still do now and again. The favour is not for everyone as it is a bit anaseed tasting. I believe that the only way to find out is to try it. I hope you do like it but remember not to much.
2006-10-03 23:25:47 · answer #4 · answered by christine w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mum used to make her own and make us drink it when we sick which of course made us sick anyway so when I see it ready made in shops, and I know it must taste better than hers, I have to look away. I can't describe the taste, it really was foul and the smell is awful. I used to call her a witch for brewing stuff like that up. Shame they didn't have childline in those days!
2006-10-03 23:23:41 · answer #5 · answered by jeeps 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is nice a bit gassy though, always good for making you burp! when i was hungover in uni i had a can and it made me feel better (although that accolade has now been given to irn bru WHICH was first made for hangover cures!) i dont know if anybody agrees that D&B is similar to american root beer... which actually tastes like germoline...mmm
2006-10-03 23:16:34 · answer #6 · answered by jones_linz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's nice, gassy and aniseedy, liquoricey...was better when I was a kid...a little like a fizzy sarsparilla...another really nice drink...I once had a d&b cordial, which was also pleasant without the fizziness
2006-10-04 07:53:44 · answer #7 · answered by hugmeister 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a Ribena-coke-vimto-gassy sweet taste.
I really like it.
2006-10-03 23:20:18 · answer #8 · answered by Michael H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its nice... tasted better 15 years ago
2006-10-03 23:16:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only way to describe the flavour is lush I love it its sort of liquorish flavoured but not as strong.
2006-10-03 23:17:40 · answer #10 · answered by carla s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋