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Şıra
Sign in to savethumb Şıra, şire, or shira is a Turkish non-alcoholic drink made from slightly fermented grape juice. It tastes sweet due to its high fructose content, and it is terracotta in colour. It is mostly served with Iskender kebap.
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- drink
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- Turkish cuisine
- Country of origin
- Turkey
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- Şıra
- location of creation
- Central Asia
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thumb Şıra, şire, or shira is a Turkish non-alcoholic drink made from slightly fermented grape juice. It tastes sweet due to its high fructose content, and it is terracotta in colour. It is mostly served with Iskender kebap.
A flavored version of şıra is served in the Marmara region with the name of hardaliye. Hardaliye is basically a şıra aromatized in mustard seeds and cherry leaves for 15 days. Hardaliye is usually served in special occasions as an appetizer.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Şıra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.