A potluck or potluck dinner is a gathering of people
for a meal where the participants are expected to bring
food to be shared among everyone at the gathering.
These gatherings are often organized by churches and
other community groups since they simplify the meal
planning and distribute the costs among the participants.
Smaller get-togethers may also occur in the form of
potlucks.

Such events can also go by the name "Jacob's join", in
which each participant brings along as much food as he
or she is likely to want to eat, but puts it into a common
stock for the communal meal.

There are no typical dishes in potlucks, the only
commonality in dish is that they are large enough to be
shared among a good portion (but not necessarilly all) of
the anticipated guests.

A variation on potlucks is "rota" meals, short for
rotation. With rota, rather than each person bringing a
dish, participants take turns providing food for the entire
group. For regular potlucks (e.g. daily, weekly or monthly)
amongst a fairly consistent set of participants, this
dramatically reduces the amount of preparation effort
required. One popular and long-standing implementation
of this approach can be found at Sirius, an
intentional community in rural Massachusetts.

The purpose and benefits of potlucks include fun,
socialising, good food, and building healthy community.
Some of the most honest and meaningful communication
can occur over a dinner table.

Potlucks can be combined with other events such as
discussions, screenings, talking circles, walks, meetings, etc.
This can increase the opportunity for effective
communication and tangible outcomes, if that is what is
desired.

The word potluck is erroneously said by some to originate
from the Native American term potlatch.

The word potluck dates from the sixteenth century, and
the earliest written citation is 1592 - in England.
(NASHE Four Lett. Confut. Ded., "That that pure sanguine
complexion of yours may never be famisht with pot lucke").
It is a portmanteau word formed from pot and luck.

adapted from wikipedia.

It is never popular in Malaysia since most people don't cook.
If they cook, most of them are in the food business. Whenever
I attend a potluck, I always try to bring some food that I
made. I feel guilty if I buy from somewhere. I am serious.
I think it's more fun to bring food from home to share. It's
more healthier and what can be better than home-cook-food.

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