A fine flour milled from the dried tubers of wild orchids. Its glucomannan gives Turkish drinks and Maraş ice cream their warm, silky thickness and characteristic chew — the gum that lets dondurma stretch.
Where it comes from
Flour of dried wild-orchid tubers; thickens salep drink and dondurma.
In the kitchen
Thickens the salep drink and gives dondurma its stretch.
Nutrition (per 100g)
~350kcalCal
~5.0gProtein
~1.0gFat
~84.0gCarbs
~6.0gFiber
AI-estimated; model and run unavailable.
