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Here's what you're missing in the comments you cant see: So far we have 6 comments which were removed for simply commenting on deleted comments, joke answers which weren't that funny, one off-topic follow up question, one comment saying taht was a great follow up question despite being off-topic, one attempt to answer said follow up question, but again not to the standards of the subreddit, and then a couple other unhelpful comments. Not really worth knowing, now was it?

I have an older post about Turkish cuisine that gets into a little bit how "Turkish" cuisine is different from "Ottoman", though it's mostly trying to answer another question (namely, how much influence Byzantine cuisine had on contemporary Turkish food). The best Ottoman restaurant in Istanbul is hands-down Haci (aka Hajji) Abdullah, their website gives examples of their dishes with lots of photos. I have been lead to believe they use mostly authentic recipes, but from the late Ottoman Empire rather than the time of Süleyman. It almost certainly includes more New World food from the Columbian exchange (more tomatoes, potatoes, corn, beans, chilis, etc.) than would have been available in Süleyman's time, but likely some of the dishes bear a close resemblance. The Persian court from this period specialized in elaborate pilavs, and I would be surprised if these weren't served at least occasionally in Istanbul as well.