dimanche 2 février 2014

The nectar of the sultans – şerbet and şarap

NIKI GAMM hürriyet daily news

The Ottomans enjoyed quite a diverse variety of beverages, alcoholic and non-alcoholic, ranging from şerbet, to wine, and arak, which they were introduced to upon coming to Anatolia, bringing along beloved drinks like ayran and boza

Look at any history of drinks and about the only thing that’s agreed upon is that beer and wine were the first two alcoholic beverages to be made by man. When they were first made remains a mystery, lost somewhere back in prehistoric times. Some say beer would have first been brewed when mankind began to cultivate grains. Wine may have been discovered because fruit left on the vine too long ferments. The picture on nonalcoholic beverages is less clear, aside from the consumption of water and milk.

The nectar of the sultans – şerbet and şarap 

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