Melceü't-Tabbâhîn

Melceü't-Tabbâhîn (Ottoman Turkish: ملجأ الطباخين, The Sanctuary of Cooks or The Refuge of Cooks), the first Ottoman Turkish cookbook, was written in 1844 by Hoca Mehmed Kâmil, a lecturer at the Imperial School of Medicine in Galatasaray, Istanbul.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Chapter 1: Soups (çorba) - 6 recipes
- Includes recipes for balık çorbası (Turkish fish soup) and a soup made from tarhana (desiccated yoghurt)
Chapter 2: Kebabs and cutlets - 23 recipes
- Includes recipes for tas kebab, ciğer kebabı (liver kebab), and etli makarna
Chapter 3: Stews and köfte - 31 recipes
Chapter 4: Dishes cooked in a tava - 11 recipes
Chapter 5: Börek and pastry - 21 recipes
Chapter 6: Hot desserts (baklavas, halvas, kadayif, and others) - 44 recipes
Chapter 7: Cold desserts - 15 recipes
- Includes recipes for ashure, sütlaç, and falude
Chapter 8: Vegetables (also includes some dishes that contain meat) - 26 recipes
Chapter 9: Zeytinyağlı (special category of vegetable dishes prepared with olive oil) - 14 recipes
Chapter 10: Pilaf - 13 recipes
Chapter 11: Hoşaf - 14 recipes
Chapter 12: Syrups and şerbets - 20 recipes
Chapter 13: Salads, turşu, and other side dishes - 46 recipes
- Includes a recipe for cacık (tzatziki), the first written mention of this dish.

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