Culture Code by Daniel Coyle

Pubity on Instagram: "😭 Turkish ice cream, known as dondurma, began in the 16th century in the region of Kahramanmaraş, during the era of the Ottoman Empire. Local makers discovered that mixing goat’s milk with salep, a flour made from wild orchid roots, created an ice cream that was unusually dense, elastic, and slow to melt. This unique texture and resilience allowed it to survive transport before refrigeration, helping Maraş dondurma spread across the empire and eventually become a defining