Ahlan wa Sahlan






品嚐惡魔果實般的友誼滋味


阿曼王國採訪
攝影.撰文 / Don Schumann




以 Gahwa 待客的傳統是中東主人的特權,做客時如果連第一杯都拒絕的話會被認為是對主人直接的羞辱行為!而且,不管登門拜訪是單純善意或是解決糾紛,先來一杯,“喝了再上”!




準備、服務和飲用 Gahwa (阿拉伯咖啡) 是必須依據貝度因族獨有的法則,同樣的儀式和禮節歷經幾個世紀的考驗,這些傳統在今日的阿拉伯世界仍然被遵守著。


傳統阿拉伯咖啡禮節嚴謹的規則著重在服務的尊卑次序。如果只有一位訪客在場,以在屋子裡最重要的人物優先服務。年齡大小被視為次序的優先考量,如果有任何疑 義則以輩份區分。當然,直到幾年前女仕優先的觀念是完全不存在的。杯子永遠只是半滿,但客人也還是可以續杯的,但是礙於禮節只能接受一、三或五次的奇數續 杯喔。當客人喝夠了,就應該把空的杯子左右搖晃,用來對主人表明,夠了,不再“續/酗”咖啡了。







Gahwa 從不用糖或蜂蜜來調味,而是用新鮮的蜜棗來伴隨獨有的芳香,新鮮的蜜棗含有自然的果糖。千萬記住,面前奉上的這“半杯”獨特的中東飲料的盛情,它被視為證 明客人被尊敬,並且,在沙烏地阿拉伯半島應被尊重的主人 (通常是女眷) 從托盤中遞上杯子時一定會附帶一句“阿浪哇沙浪” (阿拉伯語 '歡迎大駕光臨') 。





Comments

  1. So you have been to Oman:] I'm Mona, from Oman:]Studying to be a translator, and I'm self-studying Japanese as a third language. Nice to see someone posting about Oman here.

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  2. Hello Mona,

    Will you be an English translator? And Japanese too, cool!

    I visited Oman for about 2 weeks. I went to Sur, Muscat, Suhar, Al Seeb, Nizwa, Al Kamil, Al Rustaq, Ibra, Qurayyat, Matrah, As Suwayq, Dank, Wahiba, Wahaba ...


    I think you might like these related links below,

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    http://donschumann.blogspot.com/2009/03/zen-touch.html

    http://donschumann.blogspot.com/2008/11/chedi-muscat-hotel-in-oman.html

    http://donschumann.blogspot.com/2008/10/al-bustan-palace-intercontinental.html

    http://donschumann.blogspot.com/2009/12/don-in-middle-east.html


    Happy New Year,


    Don

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