Salep
sahlep, سحلب, sahlab
Salep, also spelled sahlep or sahlab, 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. salep flour is consumed in beverages and desserts, especially in the cuisines of the former ottoman empire, notably in the levant where it is a traditional winter beverage. an increase in consumption is causing local extinctions of orchids in parts of turkey and iran.
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