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All in One Piece

All in One Piece

This post owes its existence to a Russian-language Telegram channel called Azokhen Vey, whose author

Scratch a Moscow Street, Find a Tatar

Scratch a Moscow Street, Find a Tatar

“Scratch a Russian and you will find a Tatar”—a line variously pinned on Napoleon and

A Castle Named After a Bowl

A Castle Named After a Bowl

Last time it was İznik and its two borrowed names. Now the last of the

Not Made in Damascus

Not Made in Damascus

Last time we went through the Kütahya crockery and the words hiding inside it. But

Sherbet, Julep, and Hand Grenade

Sherbet, Julep, and Hand Grenade

Last time we worked out where Kütahya’s lemon yellow came from. Now to the neighbouring

A Lemon from Malabar

A Lemon from Malabar

We are still in the Tiled Kiosk. Last time it was İznik, with its two

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