{"id":174,"date":"2007-10-30T22:28:15","date_gmt":"2007-10-30T12:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=174"},"modified":"2007-10-30T22:28:15","modified_gmt":"2007-10-30T12:28:15","slug":"topkapi-palace-royal-kitchens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/turkey\/things-to-see-in-istanbul\/topkapi-palace-royal-kitchens","title":{"rendered":"Topkapi Palace &#8211; Royal Kitchens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>As you enter the Second Courtyard, you will find the Royal Kitchen with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/Turkey\/Istanbul\/Topkapi\/AJP_1953.jpg.html\" title=\"Topkapi Palace Kitchen chimneys\">twenty chimneys<\/a>. When the kitchens were functional, there were over a thousand cooks plus assistants, preparing and serving meals for various sections of the palace.\u00a0 It was a <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"right\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/34805-2\/AJP_1953.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Topkapi Palace Kitchen chimneys\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"Topkapi Palace Kitchen chimneys\" \/>structured kitchen with different uniforms being worn by the different roles e.g. desert chef, main meals, etc.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"left\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/34809-2\/DSC_0085.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Topkapi Palace Kitchen - Islamic inscriptions\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"Topkapi Palace Kitchen - Islamic inscriptions\" \/>The Exhibit Hall for the Chinese and Japanese Porcelains displays the most representative examples of the existing pieces of porcelain.\u00a0 Approximately 2,000 of the 12,000 pieces of Chinese and Japanese porcelain in the palace collection are on display in this section.\u00a0 Some of these porcelain were gifts to the Ottoman palace, whereas others were imported.\u00a0 The most highly valued Chinese porcelain were used daily by its royal occupants.\u00a0 Selected pieces are displayed in a chronological order, <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"right\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/34801-2\/DSC_0084.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Topkapi Palace - Kitchen Utensils\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"Topkapi Palace - Kitchen Utensils\" \/>ranging from the Sung and Yuan dynasties to the Ming and Ching dynasties.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"left\" width=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/34795-2\/DSC_0080.jpg?resize=85%2C110\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Topkapi Palace Kitchen Pots\" height=\"110\" style=\"width: 85px; height: 110px\" title=\"Topkapi Palace Kitchen Pots\" \/>Sections of the kitchens have been kept as they were when in use, while another part is allocated to porcelain and glassware produced in Istanbul. Another section houses the collection of silverware and European porcelain. The unique Chinese celadons are in the room to the right. The exhibition of blue and white, monochrome and polychrome porcelain objects is followed by the Japanese porcelain collection. In the special kitchen where sweets used to be made, everyday <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/Turkey\/Istanbul\/Topkapi\/DSC_0084.jpg.html\" title=\"Topkapi Palace Kitchen Utensils\">kitchen utensils<\/a>, coffee sets and gold-plated and copper wares are displayed.\u00a0 The range of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/Turkey\/Istanbul\/HagiaSophia\/DSC_0182.jpg.html\" title=\"Topkapi Palace Kitchen pots\">giant pots<\/a>, all in very good condition, was quite impressive.<\/p>\n<p>Helen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you enter the Second Courtyard, you will find the Royal Kitchen with twenty chimneys. 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