Sekanjabin

Lettuce and sekanjabin which is popular on Sizdah Be-dar

Sekanjabin (Persian: سکنجبین), one of the oldest Iranian drinks, is made of honey and vinegar. Sekanjabin is usually served in summer. It is sometimes seasoned with mint.

Name

Sekanjabin is a compound of سرکه serke "vinegar" and انگبین angabin "honey", transmitted through Arabic سِكَنْجَبِين (which explains the change of /g/ to /dʒ/).

See also

• Oxymel
• Shrub (drink)
• Switchel