Not just beans know where their next meal is coming from. The cooks who prepare the beans are likewise well-versed in the area's shipping routes. A family from the northern Syrian town of Harasta comes all the way to the Central Market to set up shop every day. They will take advantage of the chance to talk about the challenges of delivering their food after enjoying roasted honey and cheese for dinner. Aleppo and Turkey ship their olive oil to Beirut. The family will spend many weeks on a boat traversing thousands of kilometers across the Mediterranean Sea in order to carry the olive oil to Lebanon. They will sail over the lake, over the mountains, and through the backwaters to the Libyan coast once they arrive in Beirut.