A thick, slightly fermented or non-fermented sweet beverage made from grain (usually wheat, barley, or millet) popular in Turkey, the Balkans, and Central Asia.
From Turkish 'boza,' which may derive from Persian or Central Asian origins. The drink has been documented in Ottoman and medieval Turkish cuisine for centuries.
Boza survives today as a living reminder of Ottoman culinary traditions—street vendors in Istanbul still sell it seasonally, and it's so culturally embedded that Turkish children grow up drinking the same recipe their ancestors did a thousand years ago.
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