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Kongen af Danmark (confectionery)
Hard candy with an aniseed flavour / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kongen af Danmark (Danish for "King of Denmark") is a type of hard candy with an aniseed flavour. The candy was previously eaten as a cure for cough and for general "chest pains".
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The candy is marketed in Sweden by Karamellpojkarna as "Kungen av Danmark". The candies are hard, deep red or purple in colour and classified as cough drops. They are sold in regular and sugar-free versions.