Not only beans have a sense of when to eat again. The chefs who prepare the beans are familiar with the area's transportation infrastructure. Every day, a family from the Syrian village of Harasta in the north opens shop at the Central Market. Over supper, which consists of roasted honey and cheese, they will have the opportunity to discuss the difficulties involved in bringing their own food. Beirut receives its olive oil from Aleppo and Turkey. To bring the olive oil to Lebanon, the family will need to spend many weeks sailing a boat thousands of kilometers across the Mediterranean Sea. After navigating the lake, the mountains, and the backwaters, they will sail to the shores of Libya.