Sahlep
Sahlep is another typical turkish drink. It is a mixture of a
special powder called sahlep that is sold in the supermarkets
and milk. Before serving they spread cinnamon over it making the
drink more attractive. The powder of Sahlep is made with a mixture
of different spices, and its flavor is unic. Sahlep is hot creamy
drink, drank in coffee shops and tea gardens in winter all around
Turkey. Usually it is drunk alone, but if the person wants to
eat something, a pie or cake would be a good idea. Sahlep is a
traditional drink and it was also served at that time of the Ottoman
empire.
Buy the original turkish
drink Sahlep from Turkey |
Boza
Boza is a typical Turkish drink made with the fermentation of water and millet seeds. Millet is a cereal with small, rounded grains, cultivated and consumed for millennia in Asia and Africa, and it has excellent nutritional quality.
The boza is creamy, yellowish in color, and is consumed in winter. In summer it's impossible to find Boza! The sale of Boza is a tradition in Turkey, the drink is sold on winter nights in the street by street vendors, who walk the streets shouting boooozaaaa. Boza is drunk separately and not as an accompaniment to a meal.
If you want to drink traditional boza, you'll have to visit Turkey in winter. I recommend a place specializing in this drink called Vefa Bozacisi. |
Ayran
The ayran is made of a mixture of water, yogurt and salt. Usually
the ayran is drunk more in the summer because it is a cold drink.
But the Turks also drink ayran in the winter. Ayran is white
and its consistence is creamy. This drink is very healthy and
can be drunk by the meal.
If you want to try ayran, do it yourself ! Mix 100 ml of plain cold yogurt with 100 ml of cold water and a coffee tablespoon of salt. Mix it with the blender. Bon appetit! |
