What is halal all about?
In Arabic, the word halal means ‘permitted’ or ‘lawful’. Halal foods are foods that are allowed under Islamic dietary guidelines according to the Qu’ran.
Muslim followers cannot consume the following*:
- – Pork or pork by-products
- – Animals dead prior to slaughter
- – Animals not slaughtered properly
- – Blood and by-products
- – Carnivorous animals
- – Birds of prey
These prohibited foods and ingredients are called ‘haram’, meaning ‘forbidden’ in Arabic.
Muslims are taught through the Qu’ran that all animals should be treated with respect and well cared for. The goal is to slaughter the animal, limiting the amount of pain the animal will endure.
When an animal is slaughtered, the jugular vein is cut and the blood is allowed to drain from the animal, as per their belief that they should not consume blood.
*not an exhaustive list
Halal produce in Cardiff Market is readily available; you just won’t know it.
The demand for halal produce is higher than ever in Cardiff, prompting the conversion of many restaurants to serving halal meat. Now it has emerged that although Cardiff Market does not house a halal-only vendor, you can find the Islam-approved meat there.
“Of the meat I sell, 99% of the lamb is halal and I’d say around 98% of the chicken is too,” says Brian Morgan, a renowned butcher for 30 years.
“It doesn’t make commercial sense for us to be serving halal-only meat. But if you want halal produce, just ask,” he continued.
Brian went on to say that the “60-plus-year-old” customer base the market predominately serves didn’t justify a halal-only butcher.
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What is halal all about?
In Arabic, the word halal means ‘permitted’ or ‘lawful’. Halal foods are foods that are allowed under Islamic dietary guidelines according to the Qu’ran.
Muslim followers cannot consume the following*:
- – Pork or pork by-products
- – Animals dead prior to slaughter
- – Animals not slaughtered properly
- – Blood and by-products
- – Carnivorous animals
- – Birds of prey
These prohibited foods and ingredients are called ‘haram’, meaning ‘forbidden’ in Arabic.
Muslims are taught through the Qu’ran that all animals should be treated with respect and well cared for. The goal is to slaughter the animal, limiting the amount of pain the animal will endure.
When an animal is slaughtered, the jugular vein is cut and the blood is allowed to drain from the animal, as per their belief that they should not consume blood.
*not an exhaustive list