: the starchy or mucilaginous dried tubers of various Old World orchids (especially genus Orchis) used for food or in medicine
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Dairy-free flavors, such as blackberry or strawberry, are made simply with fruit purée, salep and sugar.
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
In Turkey, winter is the season of salep.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2020
Turkey Over 100 species of orchid grow in Turkey, and a large portion of those flora can be transformed into the principle ingredient for salep.
—Lila Thulin, Smithsonian, 20 Dec. 2019
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
In Turkey, winter is the season of salep.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2020
Turkey Over 100 species of orchid grow in Turkey, and a large portion of those flora can be transformed into the principle ingredient for salep.
—Lila Thulin, Smithsonian, 20 Dec. 2019
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“Salep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salep. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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