Ottoman Empire
Much of the cuisine of former Ottoman territories today is descended from a shared Ottoman cuisine, especially Turkish cuisine, and including Greek cuisine, Balkan cuisine, Armenian cuisine, and Middle Eastern cuisine. Many common dishes in the region, descendants of the once-common Ottoman cuisine, include yogurt, doner kebab/gyro/shawarma, cacik/tzatziki, ayran, pita bread, feta cheese, baklava, lahmacun, moussaka, yuvarlak, kofte/keftes/kofta, borek/boureki, raki/rakia/tsipouro/tsikoudia, meze, dolma, sarma, rice pilaf, Turkish coffee, sujuk, kashk, keskek, manti, lavash, kanafeh, and more.
The cuisine of what territories are descended from Ottoman cuisine?
former Ottoman territories
Much of the cuisine of former Ottoman territories today is descended from a shared Ottoman cuisine, especially Turkish cuisine, and including Greek cuisine, Balkan cuisine, Armenian cuisine, and Middle Eastern cuisine.
The cuisine