Sahlep (or salep) is a flour made from the tubers of the orchid genus Orchis (including species Orchis mascula and Orchis militaris). These tubers contain a nutritious, starchy polysaccharide called glucomannan. As The Times article states: ”.. the rose may bespeak courtly love, and the lily purity, but orchids say something else, and bluntly — […]
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Salep or Sahlep, commonly the internal heater winter drink in Turkey. Salep is sold as a ready powder and mixed with cold water or milk, boiled until hardened, and then added with cinnamon for desire. Salep is obtained from the roots of orchids are rarely found in West Asia and Turkey. The orchid is a […]