Sahlab

== Name Variations ==
* salep
* salepi
== About Sahlab ==
Sahlab refers to both the orchid as well as to the salep drink. It is a flour made from grinding the dried tubers of Orchis mascula, Orchis militaris and related species of orchids, which contain a nutritious starch-like polysaccharide called glucomannan.
Category:Starches and thickeners