Showing posts with label ottoman empire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ottoman empire. Show all posts

05 December 2009

QOTD

From today's NYT story on the emergence of Ottoman chic in Turkey:

During Ramadan, Burger King offered a special sultan menu featuring dishes popular in the Ottoman years. In the television commercial promoting the meal, a turbaned Janissary — a member of an elite group of Ottoman soldiers — exhorts viewers not to “leave any burgers standing.”