@article {Ece Tamer:Number 1/January-March 2006:8755-9129:43, author = "Ece Tamer, Canan", author = "Karaman, Bige", author = "Utku Copur, O.", title = "A Traditional Turkish Beverage: Salep", journal = "Food Reviews International", volume = "22", year = "Number 1/January-March 2006", abstract = "Salep is produced from tubers of orchids that grow naturally in various regions of Turkey. It constitutes the raw material of a traditional Turkish beverage and is used for giving hardness and elasticity to Kahramanmaras-type of ice cream. Salep also is used as a raw material for some drugs. Botanists have reported that continuous and uncontrolled harvesting causes some orchid species to decrease to a critical level. For this reason, exportation of salep was prohibited by the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.", pages = "43-50(8)", url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tandf/lfri/2006/00000022/00000001/art00003" doi = "doi:10.1080/87559120500379902" }