Before coffee and tea took over London, people were drinking something far stranger on the streets every morning
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Before coffee and tea took over London, people were drinking something far stranger on the streets every morning.
It was called saloop, and it was made from ground orchid roots.
Saloop arrived in England from the Ottoman Empire in the late 17th century and flourished on London's streets at the turn of the 18th century. It was thick, warm, sweet, flavored with orange flower or rose water, and sold by street vendors to laborers and workers before sunrise every morning.
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Before coffee and tea took over London, people were drinking something far stranger on the streets every morning.
It was called saloop, and it was made from ground orchid roots.
Saloop arrived in England from the Ottoman Empire in the late 17th century and flourished on London's streets at the turn of the 18th century. It was thick, warm, sweet, flavored with orange flower or rose water, and sold by street vendors to laborers and workers before sunrise every morning.
#globalmuseum #orchids@globalmuseum Salep – Wikipedia https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salep
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Before coffee and tea took over London, people were drinking something far stranger on the streets every morning.
It was called saloop, and it was made from ground orchid roots.
Saloop arrived in England from the Ottoman Empire in the late 17th century and flourished on London's streets at the turn of the 18th century. It was thick, warm, sweet, flavored with orange flower or rose water, and sold by street vendors to laborers and workers before sunrise every morning.
#globalmuseum #orchids@globalmuseum That is so interesting. I have never heard about this. I wonder how it tasted. Was it highly caffeinated?
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@globalmuseum That is so interesting. I have never heard about this. I wonder how it tasted. Was it highly caffeinated?
@Petrichor @globalmuseum not caffeinated. It's sweet. Still very popular in the winter in Turkey. You can get a scoop of ice cream in it and drink as it melts. Delicious.
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@Petrichor @globalmuseum not caffeinated. It's sweet. Still very popular in the winter in Turkey. You can get a scoop of ice cream in it and drink as it melts. Delicious.
Thank you for the follow up. I would really like to try it one day!
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Thank you for the follow up. I would really like to try it one day!
@Petrichor @globalmuseum It can't be too hard in London. I'm sure you can find boxed versions in a Turkish dense neighborhood.
