The Ramadan Kitchen Diary: Intuitive cooking at 4 a.m.
Entry Three: New recipes to start the fast
Stuffing my face before the sun has risen is one of the harder things for me during Ramadan. But suhoor (the meal that starts the fast) is also a time I feel spiritually motivated.
Because waking up at 4 a.m. to make food and eat before the
athan (call to prayer) sounds at sunrise takes a lot of discipline and
sabr or patience – especially when you work a full-time job and live alone.
Back home, I had the privilege and joy (though waking up then didn’t seem so) of my mom waking me up on time.