Food traditions

My family has many food traditions. The most important food tradition is the one we have during the fasting month of Ramadan. During Ramadan Muslims are not permitted to eat or drink anything from 4:00 a.m. to sunset. So that is why my family cooks a lot of good meals during this time. Everyone helps prepare the different things so it involves family unity. We first open the fast with a date because that is what our prophet is believed to have eaten so it is good luck to eat it. Then we eat a samosa, which is a potato and pea stuffed pastry and we usually drink something sweet because not eating all day makes a person weak. We drink rooh afsa which is a drink similar to grenerade. It is red and tastes like a Shirley Temple. We drink that because my family back in Pakistan always had a tradition of drinking it during Ramadan. We also eat fruit chat, which is a mix of all the different fruits with a special spicy powder. Then it is usually followed by rice, meat, bread, vegetables, and many other foods. One thing is notable that this food tradition has passed on from generations because ever since I was a kid we always had the same type of food and my father told me it is passed on from family to family. New foods are added but it always includes the typical food that people eat during Ramadan. Muslims from all around the world usually have the same food as our family too including Middle Eastern Countries, Asia, and many more. There is always some that they have in common. Food traditions are passed down from generation to generation.