Ottoman cuisine is the cuisine of the Ottoman Empire and its continuation in the cuisines of Turkey, the Balkans, the Caucasus, the Middle East and Northern Africa.
1750, Coffee delight at the harem, French School
Turkish women baking bread, 1790
The Ottoman Empire, historically also known as the Turkish Empire or Turkey, was a state that spanned much of Southeastern Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th century to the early 20th c
Ottoman cuisine
…Ottoman cuisine is the cuisine of the Ottoman Empire and its continuation in the cuisines of Turkey, the Balkans (including Hungary, Romania and Moldova), the Caucasus, the Middle East and Northern Africa…
Ottoman miniature of Osman I by Yahya Bustanzâde (18th century)
The Battle of Nicopolis in 1396, as depicted in an Ottoman miniature from 1523
Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror's entry into Constantinople; painting by Fausto Zonaro (1854–1929)
Ottoman miniature of the Battle of Mohács in 1526