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Şerbet: Ottoman Sherbet Drinks Explained

A guide to şerbet, the chilled syrup-and-water drink of the Ottoman Empire: where the words sherbet and sorbet come from, the classic rose, tamarind, sour cherry, pomegranate, lohusa, and licorice...

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What Is Güllaç? Turkey's Rosewater Ramadan Dessert

Güllaç is Turkey's signature Ramadan dessert: delicate starch wafers soaked in rosewater-scented milk, layered with walnuts and crowned with pomegranate. This guide covers its 1489 Ottoman origins, what güllaç leaves...

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