Iftar is the Break-fast meal after the fasting during daylight hours during Ramadhan. It is a breakfast in a double meaning – it does break the day’s fasting: also just as Breakfast is considered the first meal of the day in Western society Iftar can be considered as the first meal of the day in the Muslim society as the Islamic day starts at sunset.

I was delighted to share Iftar with a friend – an open buffet is the norm in many Restaurants for the Iftar meal. http://blog.omanholiday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2008/9/11/3878799.html One of the most traditional drinks is Vito. This English cordial, from Manchester (whose two football teams – especially United are so popular in Oman), celebrates its Centennial year in 2008. It probably started its road to popularity in The Gulf in 1928 with the first shipments into Saudi. Here it is , a traditional drink of Vito during Ramadhan in Oman.