It Came From the Pantry: Turkish Food!

[threemeninaboat]

There was pineapple on the counter top. Food on sticks!

neslihan sent lots of things including Hot Shish Kabob Seasoning and Salep beverage.

Salep is a flour made from the tubers of orchids. Salep flour is consumed in beverages and desserts, especially in places that were formerly part of the Ottoman Empire.
It tastes a bit like horchata (I used hot milk and added honey), it's good.

I rubbed the kabob seasoning on some bison steak and added a little to the couscous. It was indeed hot and delicious!

Comments

[eub.livejournal.com]

Salep, now is that... -- ah kind of, I had two things mixed up in my head that branch off of it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saloop
Saloop, the hot drink, originally made with salep like your drink, but later with sassafras (like filé as thickener).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dondurma
Dondurma, Turkish ice cream, made with salep and mastic. Which I can't tell if I would love it or hate it.

[manintheboat.livejournal.com]

I did the same thing in my head! I like mastic.

[crossfire.livejournal.com]

I like it. It's reminiscent of mochi ice cream.

[eub.livejournal.com]

I dislike the 95% of 'American' ice cream that is "extra creamy" by means of gummy thickeners, but I bet this would be so far out it's just a thing of its own. Can't find any in the Seattle area, sadly.

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

Shish kabobs sound lovely! Now I want to try making that, but our electric range is probably not the best choice for cooking those!

[manintheboat.livejournal.com]

I used the broiler. Does your oven have a broiler?

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

Yes, but don't you have to keep turning the kebobs? The only time we made them was over a small hibachi grill.

[manintheboat.livejournal.com]

I put it on low and flipped them once after about 5 minutes. They only took 10m to cook. (I'd bet you'd do about the same with elk.)

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

Awesome, I have to try that!

[manintheboat.livejournal.com]

yeah! I put mushrooms, pineapple, chopped peppers and cherry tomatoes (if in season) on my kababs but sometimes it's whatever is in the fridge :)

[artkouros.livejournal.com]

You had me at orchid tubers.

[gows.livejournal.com]

Salep sounds lovely.

[manintheboat.livejournal.com]

I'll save it for you!