I don't exactly hate licorice, but I prefer anything but. It's something that I'd have to be in a strange enough mood to actually attempt to eat it, and even then it has to be of a high quality. Like those little hard icing covered squares and circles, whatever they're called. Maybe the occasional Good n' Plenty (though I wish Good n' Fruity was still around). Just no black licorice vines or especially the cheap and nasty jelly bean flavored kind. It's like I hate raisins, but if they're chocolate covered in a bridge mix or in a Chunky Bar I don't mind them. If they're hidden completely like in a Star Crunch or a Trader Joe's Chocolate fiber bar I won't mind at all. Didn't even know they were there until I read the ingredients.