500 Years Of Ottoman Cuisine

Osmanli Mutfagi... İstanbul’Da Sarayda Ve Saray Çevresinde Yasayan, Güzel Yemeklerden Hoslanan Bir Seçkinler Grubu Tarafindan 15. Yüzyildan İtibaren Biçimlendirilmis Bir Yemek Kültürü... Bu Kültür, Kullanilan Malzemeden Pisirme Yöntemlerine, Yemek Çesitlerinden, Yemek Yeme Aliskanliklarina, Yemek Ögünlerine, Sofradaki Görgü Kurallarina, Mutfak Yapilarina Kadar Pek Çok Konuyu Kapsiyor. (...) (Tanitim Yazisi’Ndan) 500 Years Of Ottoman Cuisine Marianna Yerasimos 99 Ottoman Recipes “Ottoman Cuisine Was A Culinary Culture Which Grew From The 15Th Century Onwards And Was Shaped By An Élite Group, Who Lived İn And Around İstanbul’S Palace, An Élite Who Took Pleasure İn Good Food. This Culture İncluded Everything From The İngredients Used To The Methods Of Cooking And From The Kinds Of Food Eaten To The Eating Habits, Table Manners, And The Type Of Kitchens Where The Food Was Prepared. The First Part Of The Book Looks At The Elements Which Comprise Ottoman Cuisine, And İn The Second Part You Will Find A Selection Of Recipes. The Book Deals With The Cuisine Of The Ottoman Palace And Élite Society, And Not The Modest Fare Of The Ordinary People. As İn All Societies, There Was A Considerable Difference Between The Food Culture Of The Ottoman Palace And That Of The Ordinary People, And There Were Also Differences Between The Cuisine Of İstanbul And The Cuisines Of Other Regions. The Rather Humble Fare Of The Lower Strata Of Society And Recipes For İt İs A Subject For Another Book, And One Which İ Fear Will Present Quite A Challenge To İts Author, Since İt İs Unlikely That Anyone Would Have Taken The Time To Write Down The Plain Combinations Of Foods Eaten By The Common People. Another Point Worth Noting İs The Period Covered By The Book. Since The Geographical Area İn Question And İts Social Limits Are Clearly Defined, So Too İs The Time Frame: İstanbul Was The Capital Of The Ottoman Empire From May 29Th, 1453 To September 13Th, 1923, And İt İs The Development Of Ottoman Cuisine Within This Time Frame That İ Aim To İntroduce To You.“ (Arka Kapak)