Arabic Sweets

In the Arab culture, a host's honor is tied to their hospitality. Part of what makes a host honorable is that they offer their guests food. It is nearly impossible to visit an Arab home without being offered food, often in the form of fruit or what they call "Arabic sweets." An Arabic sweet can be any one of many bakery items. But when we visited Ramzi and Rania and their parents in their home, the Arabic sweets they offered us were actually presented in a box entitled "Arabic Sweets." The baked items were not nearly as sweet at Ramzi and Rania, though, who are not only sweet, but also lovers of God and His Word.