Sherbet? or Sharba?

[Cheba_Mami]

For the Guantanamo detainee, see Sharbat (Guantanamo detainee 1051). For the "Afghan Girl", see Sharbat Gula.
Sharbat or Sherbet (Arabic: شربة sharba; Persian/Urdu: شربت Sharbat; Turkish: Şerbet) is a popular Middle Eastern and South Asian "juice" that is prepared from fruits or flower petals.[1] It is sweet and served chilled. It can be served in concentrate form and eaten with a spoon or diluted with water to create the drink.

Popular sharbats are made of one or more of the following: Rose, Sandalwood, Bel, Gurhal (Hibiscus), Lemon, Orange, Pineapple, Falsa (Grewia asiatica).

Most of the sharbats are very common in Iranian, Afghan and Indian homes. These are known to have several medicinal values and are known to be ayurvedic in nature.


The word Sharbat is from Persian "شربت" "sharbat", and Sherbet is from Turkish "şerbet" "sherbet", both of which in turn come from Arabic شربة "sharba" a drink, from شرب "shariba" to drink. Also called "sorbet", which comes from French "sorbet", from Italian "sorbetto" and in turn from Turkish "şerbet". The word is cognate to syrup. (British and American English) Historically was a cool effervescent or iced fruit soft drink. The meaning, spelling and pronunciation have fractured between different countries. It is usually spelled "sherbet", but a common corruption changes this to "sherbert".

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[bobinthebul]

Turkey has a long tradition of şerbets. Today they are not as ubiquitous as they used to be, but you can still find tamarind sherbet (demirhindi şerbeti) here and there, as well as cornelian cherry (kızılcık), black mulberry (karadut) and especially sour cherry (vişne). Most of these are only made at home these days. My absolute favorite is with lemon and fresh ginger - finely grate a generous hunk of fresh ginger root, add a cup or so of sugar and half a cup of water, and simmer for half an hour or so to extract flavor. Juice 20 or so lemons, add the ginger syrup, and then add nearly an equal amount of sugar and bring to a boil. I don't have exact measurement...I just take a bit and mix with some water, and when I get the sweet/tart balance that I like, I stop adding sugar. Pour into bottles; you can keep it for a long time in the fridge. To make it, pour a "finger" or two into a tall glass, add water and stir, and ice if you want.

[Cheba_Mami]

Thank you for the information; true that measurements are not always known but it takes practise. Therefore grandma makes the best food and drinks without any meaurements!

Happy Eid

[Sh.Remitti]

In Algeria, these two words have different meaning,

Sharba is a tomato based soup with vermicelli or bulgur (it's salty)

Sherbet is what you talked about.

[heniko]

Salaam, Chourba or shorba is word for soup in Arabic. Cherbet is a sweet drink made with fruit like lemonade or strawberry lemonade etc.