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[halil]

Gunaydin All............

it is very cold....we ordered cup of hot SALEPS to keep us warm....

have a nice day all ...........

[halil]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salep

Salep (Turkish: salep, from Arabic: سحلب sahlab‎, Azerbaijani: sehleb, Hebrew: סַ‏חְלֱבּ‎, Greek: σαλέπι salepi, Macedonian: салеп, Serbian: салеп/salep, Bosnian: salep (салеп)) refers to both the orchid as well as to the salep drink. It is a flour made from grinding the dried tubers of Orchis mascula, Orchis militaris and related species of orchids, which contain a nutritious starch-like polysaccharide called glucomannan.

Salep is also the name of a beverage made from salep flour, whose popularity spread beyond Turkey and the Middle East to England and Germany before the rise of coffee and tea and later offered as an alternative beverage in coffee houses. In England, the drink was known as "saloop". Popular in the 17th and 18th centuries in England its preparation required that the salep powder be added to water until thickened whereupon it would be sweetened then flavored with orange flower or rose waters. Substitution of British orchid roots, known as 'dogstones', were acceptable in the 18th century for the original Turkish variants.The beverage salep is now often made with hot milk instead of water, and is sometimes referred to as Turkish Delight, though that name is more commonly used for lokum. Other desserts are also made from salep flour, including salep pudding and salep ice cream. The Kahramanmaraş region of Turkey is a major producer of salep known as Salepi Maraş.

The popularity of salep in Turkey has led to a decline in the populations of wild orchids. As a result it is illegal to export true salep out of the country.

Thus, many instant salep mixes are made with artificial flavoring.

The Ancient Romans also used ground orchid bulbs to make drinks, which they called by a number of names, especially satyrion and priapiscus. As the names indicate, they likewise considered it to be a powerful aphrodisiac.

[Daniella]

Good afternoon amici

Yesterday morning before the sunset at Como Lake ( very close to George Clooney villa )

[denizaksulu]

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.........Good Morning ALL.

Been heavy snowing for the las 2 hours. I hope the roads are gritted. Big decision time. To go or not to go to work. Oh what the hell, I am of to work...only two and a half weeks left to go.

[fig head]

Good Morning

[Daniella]

Ciao Figgy ciao all
it's cold cold also here...waiting for snow tonight....!

[denizaksulu]

Good Morning

Good morning Emma; do you have a headache?

[Daniella]

A good help to face the cold...Deniz!

VIN BRULE'
(ingredients)

full-bodied red wine ½ liters

100 g sugar

4 cloves

a cinnamon stick

½ lemon

½ orange


Peel the half orange and half a lemon, taking care to remove only the orange part of the orange and the yellow of the lemon.

Pour the red wine in a saucepan, add sugar, cinnamon stick, cloves and orange peel and lemon, then stir.

Place the pan on medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, simmer a few minutes, the flame surface to evaporate the alcohol, then remove from heat and let rest a little.

Pour into individual glasses, through a colander, then serve hot.
(Also good for headache...coff..flue and sadness )

[denizaksulu]

A good help to face the cold...Deniz!

VIN BRULE'
(ingredients)

full-bodied red wine ½ liters

100 g sugar

4 cloves

a cinnamon stick

½ lemon

½ orange


Peel the half orange and half a lemon, taking care to remove only the orange part of the orange and the yellow of the lemon.

Pour the red wine in a saucepan, add sugar, cinnamon stick, cloves and orange peel and lemon, then stir.

Place the pan on medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, simmer a few minutes, the flame surface to evaporate the alcohol, then remove from heat and let rest a little.

Pour into individual glasses, through a colander, then serve hot.
(Also good for headache...coff..flue and sadness )

I thought you liked me.

Sugar and wine?

[Daniella]

A good help to face the cold...Deniz!

VIN BRULE'
(ingredients)

full-bodied red wine ½ liters

100 g sugar

4 cloves

a cinnamon stick

½ lemon

½ orange


Peel the half orange and half a lemon, taking care to remove only the orange part of the orange and the yellow of the lemon.

Pour the red wine in a saucepan, add sugar, cinnamon stick, cloves and orange peel and lemon, then stir.

Place the pan on medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, simmer a few minutes, the flame surface to evaporate the alcohol, then remove from heat and let rest a little.

Pour into individual glasses, through a colander, then serve hot.
(Also good for headache...coff..flue and sadness )

I thought you liked me.

Sugar and wine?

Yes sugar and wine
Is not poison...
It 's a winter drink, able to warm the hearts and put you in a good mood.
It's part of our tradition to celebrate San Bassiano on 19 January (patron saint of the city where I was born: Lodi)
On that day in addition to the vin brulè wine is served also the “raspadura*” and trippa ( like your πατσάς )




*raspadura: The real Raspadura is a Lodi specialty that is hard to find. This makes it a food item that is even more special and sought after. It has an age-old history. It is made by a process specific to this cheese which is "scraped" using a special blade with the admirable skill of a master cheese maker.
This process produces a paper-thin flake that is delicate but also compact... and a sublime experience for the palate.
The unique and original Raspadura is made with Lodi cheese, having a certified origin and production method. The geographical area of origin is therefore an essential criterion of the genuineness of the product. Today it is also sold packaged, using natural techniques designed especially to maintain its freshness and unique taste.