ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺩﻩ ﺗﻌﻮﺩ ﺍﻟﻰ ﻋﻬﺪ ﺍﻟﻌﺜﻤﺎﻧﻴﻴﻦﺣﻴﺚ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻘﺪﻡ ﺍﻟﻌﺜﻤﺎﻧﻴﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺀ ﻣﻊﺍﻟﻘﻬﻮﺓ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺇﺳﺘﻘﺒﺎﻝ ﺿﻴﻮﻓﻬﻢ ..ﻓﻔﻲ ﺣﺎﻝ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻀﻴﻒ ﺷﺒﻌﺎ ﻳﻤﺪ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﻬﻮﺓ ،ﺃﻣﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻝ ﺗﻔﻀﻴﻞ ﺍﻟﻀﻴﻒ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺀ ..ﻓﻴﻔﻬﻢ ﺻﺎﺣﺐ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺖ ﺃﻧﻪ ﺟﺎﺋﻊ ﻓﻳﺸﻤﺮ ﻋﻦ ﺳﻮﺍﻋﺪﻩ ﻹﻋﺪﺍﺩ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺋﺪﺓ ..ﺑﻬﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺩﺓ ﺻﺎﺣﺐ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺖ ﻳﻄﻌﻢ ﺿﻴﻔﻪ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺃﻱ ﺣﺮﺝ