Actually, just one refreshing beverage for now - the delicious and nutritious şalgam suyu! It is fermented turnip and purple carrot juice and the term "acılı" means it is spicy too! It's a beautiful dark purple color and best consumed cold. What is it like? It is first and foremost SALTY, then you get a rush of fermented pickleness and then it finishes with a nice spicy kick. It made my head turn the first few sips I took, but I finished it after two days. And I ordered the small bottle. I thought it might be an esoteric drink that isn't too popular with the locals, but I found a huge display of it at the grocery store. No, I haven't bought any more.
The other refreshing beverage I want to try is a pickle juice cocktail, available at various spots around town. I saw what I thought was someone selling different pickled vegetables at the pazar, but after watching him for a few minutes, the vendor put a bunch of them in a plastic cup and filled it with brine. I saw another vendor selling it down by the piers this weekend too. I'm sure it's good, but my ordering skills aren't what they should be, so I'll wait until I can ask for what I actually want.
I don't know what is my favorite part of this label, the overall lovely purply theme or the ladies of the steppes gathering some turnips and purple carrots in their basket.
I love that you are game to try new things like that. Thanks for sharing!
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