The Omani Traditions

When one travels to this land, one experiences some very unique traditions of the place. One such tradition of Oman is serving Kahwa and Dates to visitors. You find this at almost every place in Oman, be it at the offices, reception areas, or hospitals or any commercial place in Oman. At majority if the place is purely Omani this tradition will be followed.

Kahwa is a traditional Omani Coffee. Basically not only in Oman but it is a ritual all over the Arab world. Though I did not see much being followed in the UAE, but in Oman you will see it almost everywhere as I mentioned.

The Kahwa is rich in taste and aromatic, it's a symbol of hospitality and people here enjoy it a lot. Coffee shops are very common in Oman, almost every lane will have one coffee shop, people enjoy this as an evening beverage also. Evening time all the coffee shops are full and the locals will sit with this local coffee and huqqa and pass their time at the coffee shop.

How Kahwa differentiates from the normal coffee is that first the coffee beans are grounded and then the powder is brewed with water and different types of spices like cardamom, cloves, saffron. This is what gives the Kahwa the aroma and the rich flavor. It is not made with milk, just the raw brewed coffee. I love the taste, and especially when you have it with dates it's a very good combination. The little bitter taste of the coffee and the sweet dates gives a perfect blend.

If you are invited to some local Omani's home, as a greeting the first thing they will serve is Kahwa and Dates, one should not decline, even if you do not like it, because they feel insulted. They feel you are not accepting their hospitality.
The Kahwa cups are the small ones, the Chinese tea cups, and you need to feel only a quarter. Once you finish you need to shake the cup, which means you are done, if you just hold it, it means you want more. They will have a bowl of water next to the Kahwa jug, so once you are done, you shake up the cup and dip it in the water bowl.

This is normally the set up they would have anywhere

I enjoy this drink along with the dates combination.

This is another one tradition of Omanis, which you see in every single house. They burn frankincense in this during evening times, and a beautiful fragrance is there all around in the area. Even in shopping malls they do it.

A local Omani art work I came across

It is so interesting to know these small traditions of different cultures. I hope you enjoyed learning about this Omani culture.

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