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Asharq Al-Awsat
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‘Bittersweet’ …. Sudan’s Favorite Drink during Ramadan

Sudan's Ramadan favorite helo-murr is a thirst-quenching amber liquid. (AFP)

As generations of Sudanese have done before her, Wissal Abdel Ghany crouched next to a fire to prepare a traditional drink, a thirst-quenching favorite enjoyed during the fasting month of Ramadan.

In Sudan, the arduously made "helo-murr", which means "bittersweet", is a drink synonymous with the Islamic holy month.

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