Sweet Turnip Juice – 33.8fl oz (1.0lt)

While my title may sound a bit over the top, if you are unaccustomed to drinking salgam (sweet turnip juice with purple carrot, salt, and pounded wheat,) you may think my analogy was not powerful enough. I drink beet juice daily, and am accustomed to its strong and earthy flavor, so I thought I would be adequately prepared for my first drink of this product. When I poured a tumbler of salgam and inhaled its heady aroma, it smelled very pleasant and had complex overtones like a fine wine. It actually smells somewhat sweet with the clear olfactory presence of tubers and root vegetables; I was encouraged to drink this by wafting the delicious bouquet to my nasal passages: I found it to be quite aromatic with just a hint of pencil shavings. These smells were extremely delicate and probably awakened a memory in me from my time working in the chemical processing industry: I certainly do not mean to infer they were unpleasant, merely that the initial inhalation was a pleasant tuber scent, with a celery nose and a powerful organic finish. I truly enjoyed sniffing the turnip juice.Drinking the turnip juice proved to be quite another matter. This may be the saltiest thing that I have ever placed in my mouth. My first reflex was to spit it out, but I pressed on and took the socially acceptable course of action and swallowed it, though I feel confident that I wrinkled my nose, and I did actually feel queasy. I think my proclamation that it was delicious (this was a social engagement of some importance) was possibly not believed in its entirety, possibly because I drank a large glass of diet cola without coming up for air with great immediacy as that was all that was convenient. My host, a very well-traveled man, asked me if I would like some more salgam, and I escaped by mentioning that it seemed quite salty and that I was on a low sodium diet. Whether or not he could tell that that was not an entirely (or at all) factual statement I do not know, but he did not press the issue as I think my gastric distress may have been somewhat obvious. After another liter or so of diet cola, I began to return to normal and enjoyed the rest of my visit with my distinguished host, though I vowed never to drink salgam again (though the hot salgam from the same bottler is intriguing as someone devoted to spicy foods.)Turnip juice is a multifaceted product. On one hand it has a heady and delicious aroma, but the actual drinking of it proves it to be unpalatably salty. If you like turnip juice this brand is probably more than adequate, and I truthfully could see it as a useful flavoring in soups, stews, or mixed drinks. On its own it was far too salty for me, though I respect cultural differences and those who find this delicious. I have no doubt that this is a quality brand of salgam: the bottle was very heavy gauge and shipping it would not cause me any consternation. I will warn you that if you get this on any white clothing, plan on having a stain. It is a very powerful dye; I will not reveal how I know this as I don't want to take too much of the mystery out of life.

The taste is horrible, my husband is drinking it little by little but I cannot stand it. As for results in the excessive sweating, my husband says that it has helped him.

This a kind of pickle juice, It has salty and sour taste. It is one of the traditional drinks of Turkey. In general, it is served with meet and alcohol called Raki.

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Turnip Juice, or Şalgam is not for everyone.If you're from Adana, or Mersin, this is a must drink to go along your adana kebab. You know it, and have loved it since you were little. But, it really is not for everyone. It's fermented black carrots and beet/turnip juice. It sounds gross.Authentic turkish restaurant or Home-made Şalgam is the best! This brand here is just okay.

This product arrived as a birthday gift. After chilling it as instructed, I attempted to drink some. The first thought that came to mind as it hit my palate was sea water. Salty! Then lemony sourness followed. Not a sugary taste that I was expecting. No this does not taste sweet at all and had the sourness approaching that of a lemon.It has a strange but interesting aroma that is not at all bad. In fact I felt drawn to smell several more times trying to put a name on the unexpected yet familiar complex aroma. It reminds me of a bologna sandwich on white bread with overpowering hints of celery.If you are not used to this kind of drink, I will say that it is probably much more of an acquired taste.From Wikipedia:Şalgam is a popular beverage from southern Turkey's cities of Adana and Mersin. Although the Turkish word şalgam literally means "turnip," şalgam is actually made with the juice of red carrot pickles, salted, spiced, and flavoured with aromatic turnip (çelem) fermented in barrels with the addition of ground bulgur. It is traditionally served cold in large glasses with long slices of pickled carrots, called tane (or in some accents, dene.) Hot paprika relish is added just before drinking. Hot or regular, it is a popular drink with Adana kebab.Şalgam is often served with rakı (alcoholic beverage)--not mixed, but rather in a separate glass. While Şalgam is commonly used to cure hangovers, consuming excess amounts may cause bloating.