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How to set an Iftar dinner table
DURING Ramadaan, Muslims around the world spend the day fasting: abstaining from food and drink from sunrise (suhoor) to sunset (iftar). Not only do they fast, but they should also stay away from sinful behaviour or speech and spend time in prayer.
Suhoor and Iftar are the names of the two meals that Muslims eat during the month of Ramadaan. It is important to bear in mind that one needs to eat healthy, nutritious, balanced meals and take care of one’s body. Generally, fasting is an excellent opportunity to strengthen one's digestive system and help adjust one's blood sugar level.
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Below is the ultimate guide to bringing your Iftar table decor to new heights.
Select an appropriate food menu
Having guests over to break the fast means that you must have multiple choices of food and beverages. You can start with the traditional offering of dates and water and then offer an elaborate and sumptuous meal. If your iftar set-up is outdoors, have live stations for barbecued food, shwarma, or pasta.
Plan meals ahead
Before you start cooking, take a few minutes to think through the steps and exact order of cooking and prepare what you need to do, to relieve the stress. That way you can ensure you have a good plan, and decide on what dishes can be cooked first, while others are being prepared to avoid delays.
Dinner set
It is a special gathering and it requires you to bring out your special crockery and cutlery to suit the occasion. Your regular glasses can take a break as you arrange the table with special glasses and plates. Try to match your dinner set with the table décor – and that means plain coloured dinner sets for the patterned tablecloth and printed dinner sets for a solid coloured tablecloth.
Don’t forget the dessert
Set up a dedicated dessert table and impress your guests with yummy home-baked goodies. Label all your tasty treats so guests can choose what suits them.
RAMADAAN is a special gathering and it requires you to bring out your special cutlery to suit the occasion. | Pexels/Nicole
