This is the last series of my Turkish Delights post- saving the best for last.

In every souvenir shop I went to, I always see bottles of Turkish Viagra, which look like dried shrimp paste. In one shop, they were selling one that was expired over a year ago. So it made me think... is this stuff actually real or is it just for ignorant tourists who want a good laugh?


Out of curiosity, I was lured in a shop with bottles of viagra (expired too!) by the window but ended up buying powdered fruit teas. The owner of the shop invited my friend and I to a tea party so we could try the different powdered drinks he had. I felt like I was in Alice in Wonderland with all the colorful drinks- yellow for lemon, grassy green for mint, pink for pomegranate, orange for orange, light brown for ginger, etc; each one of these have its own health benefits, or so he says. So I'm waiting to see if drinking the pomegranate tea daily actually improves my skin texture!  

Turkish Delights Part 1
Turkish Delights Part 2: Spice Bazaar
Turkish Delights Part 3: Tea, Sugar and Dream
Turkish Delights Part 4: Eating my Way in Turkey