During the Purim meal, it is customary in many communities to serve kreplach, meat-filled dumplings. The "hidden" meat is an allusion to the Purim miracle which though orchestrated by G‑d's hand, was hidden in seemingly natural events. Click here for some tasty kreplach recipes.
Even if the meal lasts well into the night, the V'al Hanissim is still recited in the Grace after Meals.
When Purim falls on Friday, there are some who will start their Purim meal before nightfall and continue into the night—combining the Purim meal with the Shabbat meal. If this option strikes your fancy, speak to your rabbi. He will let you know whether it is advisable in your situation, and if yes, he will tell you how it is done (how and when to make the kiddush, eat the challah, etc.).
It is a mitzvah to drink wine or other inebriating drinks at this meal—"until one knows not the difference between cursed is Haman and blessed is Mordechai." (For more on this, see The Purim Drunk.) At the very least, one should drink slightly more than he is used to imbibing.
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