THE EVOLUTION OF THE SEPHARDIC CUISINE IN TURKEY
Cuniman Pinto, Sibel
A culture''s culinary ''repertoire'' is influenced by its values, its religious structure, its socio- economic levels as well as the country''s climate and geography. The Sephardic Jews expelled from the Iberian Peninsula in 1492 settled in the Ottoman Empire and brought with them a food culture that was influenced by their Spanish heritage. Today, they continue to keep alive their home-style cooking made up of natural, healthy and colorful di...