The Ottoman Kitchen

3. There was a kitchen named Kuşhane in the harem part of
the palace. Foods were only cooked for the sultans in
here. There was another kitchen for palace people called
Matbah-ı Amire. Foods were prepared in this kitchen for
them.

4. MATBAH-I AMİRE
From the Sultan Mehmet (The Conqueror) age, foods were
bought for the kitchen was registered. So we can know what
kind of foods were cooked in this age. Flour ,oil, salt and
meat were main materials in the kitchen. Dried fruits were
mostly used, especially apricot and grapes.

5. Sultans used different spoons for every different foods. The
Ottoman Sultans used to eat their meals in golden and silver
plates.

6. It was a tradition. They used to eat two times in a day. First one was
breakfast and the other one was dinner. In 16th century, we have
information about how they ate. The table cloth with golden ornaments
was laid on the floor and silver six-legged chair was put on it, then silver
round tray was put on top.

7. Sultan sat on the soft cushion and prepared a towel for the
sultan’s knees. Foods were used to be brought with tiles
showing the poison. At the Ottoman Empire, Sultans didn’t
use to speak while having meal.