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How much food for the feast?
Type the number of men, women and children, and see how many lambs and kilos of rice, plus the coffee, dates, fruit, water and luqaimat. If you want the table overflowing (as usual), pick «Extra generous».
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Kind of gathering
Generosity
How to use it
- Type the number of men, women and children.
- Pick the kind of gathering: full lunch or dinner, or just hospitality.
- Adjust how many people a lamb feeds if you know its size, and pick normal or extra generous.
- Take the shopping list and send it on WhatsApp.
Questions
Where do the amounts come from?
Rough rules we set as a starting point: a lamb feeds 9 adults, 180 g of rice (uncooked) a person, and children count as half. You can change every number, and «Extra generous» adds 30% to everything.
How many does a lamb really feed?
It depends on its size and breed (local, Naimi, Australian) and how it's cooked. If the butcher tells you the weight, adjust the number to match.
Why do children count as half?
They usually eat less than adults. If yours out-eat the men, count them as adults.
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