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Sultan’s palau/Alamy

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Henry Guillaume Schlesinger.  Portrait of sultan Mahmud II, given by Mustafa Reşid Pasha to king Louis-Philippe of France. 1839/Musée de Versailles/Wikimedia Commons

Henry Guillaume Schlesinger. Portrait of sultan Mahmud II, given by Mustafa Reşid Pasha to king Louis-Philippe of France. 1839/Musée de Versailles/Wikimedia Commons

Banquet (Safranpilav) for the Janissaries, given by the Sultan. Ottoman miniature painting, from the 'Surname-ı Vehbi' (fol. 22b). 1720. Levni 1151/Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi, Istanbul/Alamy

Banquet (Safranpilav) for the Janissaries, given by the Sultan. Ottoman miniature painting, from the 'Surname-ı Vehbi' (fol. 22b). 1720. Levni 1151/Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi, Istanbul/Alamy

Ottoman Cookery by Turabi Efendi/Reddit

Ottoman Cookery by Turabi Efendi/Reddit