Şıra, şire, or sira is a Turkish non-alcoholic drink made from slightly
fermented grape juice.
It tastes sweet due to the high
fructose
Fructose (), or fruit sugar, is a Ketose, ketonic monosaccharide, simple sugar found in many plants, where it is often bonded to glucose to form the disaccharide sucrose. It is one of the three dietary monosaccharides, along with glucose and gal ...
it contains. Its colour is terracotta. It is mostly served with
İskender 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.
References
Turkish words and phrases
Turkish inventions
Turkish cuisine
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