The Sharing of Food and Drink

Having enough food and drink for you and your family is not a given in this world. Many people struggle with hunger and with a lack of drink. Over the years, the tradition of sharing what you had with a stranger has developed into tradition that expresses the welcoming of the outsider into the home or community.
When invited into a home, the host would offer the guest food, traditionally in the form of bread, but it could also be meat, fruits, desserts or some local delicacy. With the offering of the food the host will also offer something to drink traditionally this is often water or wine, but it can also be whatever the host has available with local beverages often served. By accepting the food and drink, the guest is considered safe and under the protection of the host, until such a time as they leave, and by accepting the food and drink the guest is implying that the mean no harm to the host, and will obey the host's rules while a guest. The offer of food and drink is often simply done, but in some places and cultures it is a more traditional ritual with certain phrases going along with the offer and the acceptance.
Since food and drink is considered a valuable resource that is not to be wasted, it would not be offered to someone who is considered an enemy, those that are not welcome, or those that may be dangerous, or who may be in danger themselves, so be offering it to a guest the host is saying that they are not enemies, and they are safe and welcome in the host's house. At the same time a guest would not accept food or drink from an enemy, so refusing to accept the offering is considered a threat, or insult to the host. It is considered rude for a guest to offer any food or drink to the host as is it seen as insulting the offering of the host. At the end of the visit, the guest should offer their gratitude, and a small gift as they leave the host's home. Once someone has been welcomed into a home and offered food and drink and accepted them, it is considered treacherous and immoral to then do something against the host.