If I were to have a Muslim friend over for brunch?

Question

I'm having a brunch with friends, and am wanting to invite my friend, who is Muslim, over.
What would be OK to serve? (I know, no pork or mamosa's)
I would like to serve something I KNOW she can have.

Answer 1

Well... serve a vegetarian quiche? Ask her if she eats meat from Jews and Christians or if she eats halal. Then you'll know if you can add beef to it.

If she eats strictly halal then you might have to go find some halal ground beef to put in it if you want meat. Frankly speaking, people have taken the verse of the Quran regarding meat out of context and it's pretty messed up.

Otherwise....how about pancakes and eggs?

Answer 2

Jamilah,

You are a lovely human being.

I'd ask my friend what she can eat.

I do that with pretty much everyone, because I have friends who are vegan, or cannot eat pork, or are allergic to walnuts or wheat or cannot eat dairy.

I don't think your friend will expect you to be a mind-reader, and will appreciate the respect you're showing by wanting to serve appropriate food.

When my Muslim friends come over for a meal, I usually cook vegetarian, because there's no local place to get halal meats.

Vegetarian curry crepes would be lovely for a brunch. So would a quiche with sun-dried tomatoes and olives and a couple of different kinds of good melting cheeses. With fruit on the side with either one.

Spinach and Swiss cheese crepes would be lovely, too. Or, if you want to make it easy for yourself, pick up some frozen kosher cheese blintzes and have a variety of fruit toppings available, as well as muffins, and maybe eggs scrambled with caramelized onions.

Let us know how it turned out and what you served; I love recipes and menu plans!

Answer 3

Any egg dish like...omelet, quiche. Potatoes..hash browns etc.. Biscuits, rolls or flour tortillas (they eat different "tortillas" but generally they like the Mexican style ones.) Cereals cold or hot.

Just a note: U know about the pork thing but consider that most Muslims would b very repelled at it bn anywhere near them n at the thought that the other food may hv bn cooked in the pan where the pork was cooked. So my suggestion would b not to hv pork at ur meal at all.

Good luck!

Answer 4

Go to a Halal shop. Get some Lamb or Chicken from there. The meat is delicious. Also they will have snacks that and many foods that are lovely to eat. I have several near me, and they are all willing to tell me how to cook the foods they have there as well as make suggestions on what you serve. So far, they have not lead me wrong once.

Answer 5

Yes Silver is correct, chicken, lamb, or beef. Stay away from balogne. A Muslim may not trust that it is pork free. Fruit is a good choice, as well as hot tea, coffee, and fruit juice. For tea try Green tea.

Answer 6

I agree with JT. You got to ask her.

I am a Muslim myself (only by name, hardly by practise) but I'm less picky with what I eat.

For example, some Muslims wouldn't want their food to be prepared by non-Muslims. And some even go to say that they wouldn't consume anything that is cooked using lard. It's individual preference.

But if want to do away with asking, then I suggest sticking to chicken and fish. Everyone eats chicken and fish. Well, except vegetarians :D

Answer 7

She can eat anything except pork and alcohol! Do you know if she only eats halal meat? If so, you would have to buy halal meat, but most Muslims, when it is not available, will eat Kosher meat, fish and vegetables. You should check with her. It is very kind of you to be so considerate!

Answer 8

Ask them what they want and don't want, since the Qur'an just gives a basic description of what people should eat and what they shouldn't eat, but that doesn't mean that people will eat everything the Qur'an allowed them to eat.

The Qur'an said that people are allowed to eat what is good for them, so ask your friends what are good to them for eating, then serve only the lowest common denominator.


The Qur'an allowed people to eat:

- good things

- anything caught by the animals that you teach to hunt

- anything if you're hungry and don't want to defy God



The Qur'an do NOT allowed people to eat:

- anything that dies on its own

- blood

- flesh of swine

- anything that was sworn not in under God's name


- anything strangled and beaten to death

- anything killed by a fall

- anything killed by being struck with the horn

- anything wild beasts have eaten, except what you slaughter

- anything that is sacrificed on stones set up

- anything that you divide by the arrows. (whether you want to translate this as lottery or dividing with real arrows is up to you)

Answer 9

It depends on from which part of the world she comes from. If you can manage to get goat meat (from goats slaughtered in a particular fashion acceptable to Muslims), then make a dish out of it. It would be appreciated. You can try the local Asian grocery shop for info on where it would be available.

Answer 10

Breaded Calamari.