Rarely has anyone visited Egypt and not noted the hospitality of Egyptian people. Egyptians will treat any guest as a member of the family and feed them as though they were eating for two. Naturally, many people like to bring a little something along with them when they are invited to a dinner party – or ‘ozouma – as a thank-you for that hospitality. Egyptian Streets asked readers what they like to bring along to a ‘ozouma and here is a guide for dinner party gift-giving based on what they said. Flowers Starting with the basics, many said that they like to bring along flowers. This choice is a classic one, and it is a safe one – unless the host or anyone they live with is allergic. However, apart from this particular exception, flowers are aesthetically pleasing, fragrant, inexpensive, and less committal than a piece of décor. Dessert or chocolate While this is a choice that works all year round, dessert is a particularly popular choice during Ramadan. Several readers specifically said that they like to bring along oriental desserts such as kunafa and basbousa, two desserts that are always hits both during Ramadan and outside…
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