From gold-coated chickpeas and silver plates to amber rosaries and precious stones, Ottoman sultans and viziers handed precious gifts to guests at Ramadan iftars
Come Ramadan, Muslims worldwide engage in different cultural activities, especially during the Iftar time. As culture keeps changing with time, many societies tend to lose touch with certain traditions. Türkiye has gone through a similar transformation with its "tooth rent" tradition, which has faded away from society since the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
Members of the Ottoman ruling establishment participated in these iftars. The host would bid them farewell by saying: "You have been my guest, you have tired your teeth by eating the food I served, so this is your tooth rent." In the first 10 days of Ramadan, the Ottoman sultan invited viziers and other top-ranking officials to the palace for iftar. While handing over gifts, the sultan's attendant would kiss a tray full of velvet bags and then put them on his head to deliver them to the guests. While receiving them, the guests behaved similarly.
Mahmut Pasha hosted the iftar banquets in his mansion. Those who broke the fast at Pasha's table looked forward to eating rice with chickpeas because everyone wanted to chew onto a hard metal-like chickpea.
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