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Şerbet constitutes one of the original beverage categories of Ottoman culinary culture. The word “şerbet,” derived from the Arabic root “sharba,” meaning “to drink,” refers to non-alcoholic beverages typically prepared by mixing extracts of fruits, flowers, spices, or herbs with water and sweeteners—most commonly sugar or honey. During the Ottoman Empire, the prohibition of alcoholic beverages under the influence of Islam created fertile ground for the emergence and development of an exceptional