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Theme: hospitality

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Rituals

Halal or Haram?

The Ottoman muftis couldn't decide if coffee was a sin. The sultans executed drinkers anyway.

Ethiopia

Hospitality

Eat my salt and you cannot betray me. The oldest contract on earth.

Morocco / Jordan / Saudi Arabia

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Food as history, chemistry, diplomacy, and hospitality. From Namibia to China.

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