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Lentil Soup: Food and Restaurant

lentil soup: Owners Yahya Hashemi and Ala Amiry, who both immigrated to Canada, put a sign in their window months ago, saying those who can't afford to pay for a meal are welcome at their restaurant, according to CTV. Hashemi said that, in the past, customers have come in, and he's had no idea that they are in need of food. After noticing a number of homeless people in the area asking for spare change, the owners of Marche Restaurant Ferdous in Montreal decided to start offering free food, no questions asked. They are sort of shy, he said. So if they ask for it, basically you give the food.' The restaurant makes a variety of Middle Eastern delicacies, including chicken shawarma and lentil soup. The owners told their cook, Listen, do not ask any questions, do not judge the people by their look. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.