That serving of ceremonial dates and Arabic coffee, or kahwa, is itself an exceedingly ancient Omani tradition that involves hospitality. That tradition speaks to profoundly established values of respect, generosity, and social harmony that remain deep in the very core of life throughout the whole country.
To greet the guest with dates bouquet and hot pot of kahwa is already a sign of respect and hosting as an individual and not as a diet preference so that one can offer the honors to the guest. Dates and coffee are Omani custom and form the first act of hospitality offered to arriving guests.
Dates come in varied shape and, based on shape, they all differ in texture as much as in flavor. The most valued among them are Medjool, Khidri, and Sukkari, greatly valued for sweetness and fleshiness. It goes well with kahwa, a beverage that is made from lightly roasted Arabica coffee beans infused with cardamom. Kahwa is the breakfast beverage and, traditionally, served without milk and lightly perfumed and flavored with date extract’s sweetness.
Hospitality as gift is more than refreshment and feeding. It is faith rather than an aspiration to be considerate, courteous, and kind. It is more than a single action done by the host in cultures where this is true, and it is a mechanism of signalling an obligation to host the guest and provide for their comfort. Refusing to give a guest a drink is impolite, and which also says a great deal about how much hospitality is being valued in Omani society.
They were memories of Oman’s desert history, when human beings had lived simple lifestyles. They had instituted the brotherhood culture as it was with strangers and visitors. The hospitality culture had been nurtured as part of so far Omani lifestyle, which had socialized the behavior of human beings in rural and urban societies.
Hospitality environments are an environment for cross-cultural encounter and communication in contrast to spontaneity. Over each other’s cups of coffee and courting, the conversation can be histories, tradition-shattering, or conversing about the nation’s past. This environment provides a cross-cultural and comprehension aspect of language.
Therefore, breakfast coffee meeting and warm-up daily is a tradition and a bridge. It brings people into one society at one point, facilitates cross-cultural acquaintance, and is an embodiment of hospitality policy being in the nature of Omani people. As a natural thinking nature of hospitality and openness of culture, the warm tradition is a national symbol of unity and identity.
