ISTANBUL - Anatolia News Agency The Ottomans’ popular drink,
sherbet, known for its healing effects, has been increasingly
forgotten over time and is now largely consumed ceremonially in
Ramadan The restaurant prepares some 100 types of traditional
Ottoman sherbet and offers 15-20 types a day to its customers.
AA photos Sherbet, once the most popular Ottoman drink, has been
essentially relegated to symbolic consumption during the holy
month of Ramadan even though it is a healthier alternative to
today’s soft drinks, according to one restaurant proprietor.
“People of all ages are drinking soft drinks which are very
harmful. We are trying to keep the sherbet tradition alive in
our restaurant,” Abdullah Korun, general director of Istanbul’s
123-year-old restaurant Hacı Abdullah Lokantası, recently old
Anatolia news agency. “We prepare nearly 100 types of sherbet
but we serve 15 to 20 types a day to our customers. Restaurants
should keep such natural drinks rather than soda drinks.” During
the time of the Ottoman