Iftar fruit juice along with fried dishes like samosas, pakodas etc. In Indonesia iftar is called "buka puasa", which means "to open the fast". Markets sell various foods for iftar, including the date, which is popular, as well as unique Indonesian sweet food and drink such as kolak, es kelapa muda, es buah, es campur, cendol or dawet, etc. Most of them are only found easily in Ramadan. Iftar is usually begun by eating these sweets, as inspired by the Prophet's Sunnah of eating dates, and this small meal is known as Takjil. Maghrib time is traditionally marked by the Bedug,
Fast of the Firstborn not hear the completion of the tractate, or if he does not understand what he hears, or if he is in the "shiva" period of mourning and is thus forbidden from listening to the Torah material being taught, some authorities rule that subsequent eating would not qualify as a "seudat mitzvah" and he would therefore be forbidden to break his fast. Other authorities allow a firstborn to break his fast under such circumstances. The "Minchas Yitzchak" (ibid.) suggests that a firstborn in such a position should at least try to contribute to the "siyum" in some way, such as by