Wednesday, December 11, 2013

All You Need To Know About Halal Meals

By Leanne Goff


The excuse for why Muslims only prefer to eat Halal meals is because they have a strong belief system that every type of meat that they eat should be butchered only in the name of Allah. If for some reason, it is not butchered as recommended in Islam it may not be permissible to consume it at all.

If you are preparing Halal food for someone, just make sure that you exactly know if all the ingredients used are Halal or not. There should be no pork on the menu at all because pork is considered as a non-Halal food item in Islam. Another thing that most of the Muslims really take care about is that all meat products are cooked really well, the meat should be tender and not bloody at all.

Apart from consuming rightly slaughtered meat, Muslims are also quite particular about types of drinks they should consume with their food. Consumption of alcoholic drinks is forbidden in Islam therefore it is not an option to include such drinks in the menu. Also, use of alcohol in preparing dishes is also not allowed. You should be aware of the fact that any sort of seasoning or sauces that might contain traces of alcohol should be avoided.

Assuming that you have wanted to go out for supper with few of your close friends at a place of their choice and that place does not specifically serve Halal dinners then it is your authority to select different alternatives like vegetable dishes or fish. Fish is the main only meat that is not butchered and its utilization is reasonable in Islam.

Nowadays it has become very convenient to find places that serve or sell such type of food items. Whereas, previously this kind of food was not commonly available everywhere and most of the times people had to travel to other towns in search of such type of cuisine. At the same time, many individuals relied on other vegetarian or fish options.

Many non-Muslims wrongly assume that such type of cuisine undergoes a specific kind of process or procedure therefore it is no healthy to consume. This is not true at all, the only reason why such food items are labelled separately is because they satisfy the Islamic cuisine criteria as all sorts of meat coming from animal sources are slaughtered in the correct manner. But these food products are not processed or treated in any special way. Besides that other ingredients used such as seasoning, marinades, salad dressings or sauces are free from alcohol as it is not permissible in Islam.

Its a reality that Islamic cooking is not much different from other cooking styles. The main explanation for why they are particularly labelled is since Muslim people feel free to utilize them without any alarm or question and they are totally healthy to eat.

Therefore, you can easily find many places and restaurants that offer good quality Halal meals. On the other hand, if you fancy having such type of meal at home, you could easily do that as all the required ingredients and products are very easily available in the market.




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