Muslims celebrate Eid Al-Fitr, a three-day feast that marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Special foods are prepared and eaten during Eid.  Some of those dishes are prepared days before Eid because it takes so long to prepare and cook them.

It's interesting that chocolate has become a recent tradition to help celebrate Eid.  The younger generation prefers the chocolate over some of the more tradional sweets.

As a result some chocolate shops may experience the highest sales orders of the year at the beginning of Ramadan.

In the Muslim home, guests are often served Arabic coffee (sometimes called Turkish style coffee) with an assortment of chocolates.  If it's anything like the Turkish coffees I've had then a dark chocolate would make a great pairing with great compatibility of flavor notes.

To learn more about the Eid celebration and chocolate, read the article at http://arabnews.com/lifestyle/art_culture/article130760.ece.

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Bryn worked for nearly 10 years in a research and product development for Ambrosia Chocolate Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Now she develops all of the CUO lessons and coaches the members of the Primal Chocolate Club.

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