IRME MAMSIRATI
OSSETIAN-ALANIAN
CUISINE
Cultural Memory and
Traditional Recipes
A work that brings together the cultural identity and culinary heritage of the Ossetians, one of the ancient peoples of the Caucasus.
Bring the recipes, stories, and table traditions of Ossetian-Alanian cuisine, passed down through generations, into your home.
THE STORY OF THE CUISINE
DINNER TABLE
Exploring seating arrangements, serving customs, and traditions of sharing at the Ossetian table, including the sacred Fyng table and ritual dishes.
MEMORY
The migration from Ossetia to Anatolia: family histories and recipes passed down through generations
LANGUAGE
Ossetian dish names, expressions used at the table, and words preserved through recipes
CULTURE
Roots from Alans to Ossetians, a cuisine transformed by migration, and a cultural heritage carried forward through generations at the table.
About the Author
Irme O. Temurlenk is a third-generation Ossetian living in Turkey. She lived in North Ossetia, within the Russian Federation, from 2012 to 2013 and from 2017 to 2019. Mamsirati is her family's ancestral surname in Ossetia.
Irme held her first exhibition at Brick Lane Gallery in 2017. Her works have since been exhibited in the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States, Turkey, Greece, and Russia. Her abstract and avant-garde works are held in private collections in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, Russia, Germany, Malaysia, Italy, Greece, Mauritius, and Turkey.
Mamsirati Irme O. Temurlenk continues to work across art, design, and cultural research.
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