Pamir | Hot Fermented Carrot Juice | Acili Salgam | 33.8 fl oz (1 L)

Hot salgam from Pamir, bottled in Mersin - the label calls it Tarsus salgami, Tarsus-style salgam from the Mersin region of southern Turkiye. Purple carrot and turnip, fermented, salty and sour, with hot pepper in it. Highlights Hot - acili - hot pepper is on the ingredient list, so this is the spicy bottle, not the mild one Tarsus salgami - Tarsus-style salgam, made in Mersin, Turkiye No sugar and no preservatives - both stated on the label; 0 g sugars per 100 mL Superior Taste Award 2021 - from the International Taste Institute in Brussels, printed on the bottle 33.8 fl oz (1 L) - the table bottle, enough for a family meal How to Serve Cold, in small glasses, beside kebab, lahmacun or anything off the grill. The salt and sourness work against rich, fatty food, which is why it turns up at kebab tables all over Turkiye. Shake the bottle before opening - the label asks for it, because the solids settle. It is a savoury drink, not a sweet juice: sip it rather than drink it like lemonade. If the heat is too much, cut it with a mild salgam rather than water, which flattens the flavour as well as the heat. What Is Salgam? Salgam is a fermented vegetable drink from southern Turkiye. It tastes salty and sour, a little like the brine from a jar of pickles, with an earthy note from the carrot. The deep purple colour comes from purple carrot, not from the turnip in the name. The ingredient list on this bottle shows how it is made: water, purple carrot, turnip and salt, with boiled and pounded wheat (bulgur) and yeast to start the ferment, and garlic and hot pepper for flavour. If you have never tried it, think of it as a drinkable pickle - and serve it very cold. Product Details Type Fermented purple carrot and turnip drink Heat Hot - acili Net Volume 33.8 fl oz (1 L) Origin Made in Turkiye (Mersin) - Tarsus salgami Storage Keep in a cool place away from sun and heat. Serve cold. Shake well before opening. Once opened, keep it in the fridge Ingredients Refined water, purple carrot, turnip, salt, boiled and pounded wheat, yeast, garlic, hot pepper Allergens Contains wheat (boiled and pounded wheat). The front of the bottle carries a no-gluten badge, but because wheat is on the ingredient list we do not describe this drink as gluten free Nutrition per 100 mL Energy 20 kJ / 5 kcal, fat 0 g, carbohydrate 0.9 g, of which sugars 0 g, fibre 0 g, protein 0.2 g, salt 1.2 g Also known as: acili salgam, salgam, acili salgam suyu, salgam suyu, pamir salgam, tarsus salgami, hot salgam, hot turnip juice, black carrot juice, fermented carrot juice, sogam, saljam, shalgam