What Is Sherbet?
Sherbet: In the United States, a frozen fruit dessert containing a little dairy. In Turkey and the Middle East, a chilled sweet fruit drink.
In the kitchen
The frozen version sits between sorbet, which has no dairy, and ice cream, which has plenty. A little milk or cream makes it smoother and softer.
The Middle Eastern drink, called sharbat or şerbet, is fruit or flower syrup diluted with cold water and served over ice. The two share a name but not a method.
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