The Turkmans taste flesh only upon extraordinary occasions, such as a
marriage or a circumcision, a nightly feast during the Ramazan, or the
arrival of strangers. Their usual fare is Burgoul; this dish is made of
wheat boiled, and afterwards dried in the sun in sufficient quantity for
a years consumption: the grain is re-boiled with butter or oil, and
affords a very palateable nourishment; it is a favourite dish all overSyria.