If death was sudden and there was no time to prepare, a gadji is called in to prepare the body. The use of the deceased's name is avoided, except when absolutely necessary. Aside from the taboos of marime, there are other domaniye , or typical customs or behaviours among the Dom. The principal drink is coffee, sweetened heavily with sugar. Dom usually have coffee in the morning, no lunch, and then have dinner at sunset.
Dinner consists of a thick, fatty stew of game meat and rice or potatoes.
At feasts, the traditional meal is roast hedgehog, served with ale, wine, or spirits. The Dom adhere to their own law code, which they see as inherently more concerned with justice than gadji law. A divano , a kind of mediation council, may be called to iron out differences between clans. The gravest of crimes are tried in a Dom court, called a kris . Typical punishments include fines, corporal punishment, community service, or banishment.