Cuisine Turned into Ritual: What is Mevlevi Cuisine?
Cuisine Turned into Ritual: What is Mevlevi Cuisine? Firuze CEYLAN Res. See. Melek YAMAN Dr. Instructor Member of. Summary In the understanding of Mevlevi, the kitchen was of great importance in terms of being a place where dervishes were fed financially and where dervish candidates received spiritual training and matured in knowledge and manners. Here, both art and Mevlevi understanding were learned. In accordance with this special purpose of the kitchen, the name of the lodge was Matbah-ı Şerif by using the adjective "sheriff" meaning "valuable, honorable". Mevlana's emphasis on spiritual nourishment within the understanding of Mevlevi, the similarity between food and the love of God in his works, the use of the kitchen as a place of education, and the deep meanings that Mevlevi culture ascribes to food and nutrition were considered important. With this study, it is aimed to indicate the characteristics of the Mevlevi culinary culture and the meanings and d...