Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Ayran (not aryan)

No, this is not a muse for a day that in any way represents aryan youth, et al.

This yogurt-water-salty drink sounds regular, but is eminently refreshing on a hot day...discovered it for the first time during a summertime visit to Turkiye (Turkey). Fell in love and have not turned back. Not to be consumed with fish dishes, for some odd reason. Not to be confused with kefir either, a different bird altogether.


I remember a particularly welcome glass of ayran, in Bodrum city, after a long day walking around the Greek Island of Kos, then back on the ferry, and then through tourist hell and windy, hot streets. There was my ayran, in someone's fridge, and weren't they surprised that an American wanted some of that...very cooling, healthy stuff.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayran

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