Ayran, similar to the salt lassi I wrote about here, is a refreshing, healthy, cheap yogurt-based drink available all over Istanbul–in the restaurants, in the streets.
Part II: The Drinks of Istanbul: The Others…
Salty yogurt, turnip juice, exotic teas, healthy powdered orchid powder with cinnamon, delicious thick coffee, a more-than-respectable beer, very good wine…Istanbul has it all.
via Flavors of the Sun: Part II: The Drinks of Istanbul: The Others….