we are going to hat yai for vacation n one of my fren is muslim n i was wondering is it possible to get halal food in hat yai?anyone know any good muslim food restaurant?
2007-02-06 00:09:30 · 10 answers · asked by uncle ray 1 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Thailand
Yeah, there are quite a few places there. Songkhla is where most of the muslims live in Thailand. There are quite a few hawker stands that are good to go, as well as restaurants. I took one of my friends there on my last visit, and he said that quite a few of the places that were halal(written in arabic, which he speaks and I do not). The beach I mentioned in my other post, Samila Beach, is almost solely mulsim populated, and the north end of the beach has tons of good restaurants, and a really nice open air muslim market on the weekends. When all else fails there are lots of GREAT vegetarian joints in Hat Yai. I spent two weeks there with my arab friend, well in around there, and we never had trouble finding places to eat. We'd either eat at mulsim restaurants, places that served only seafood, or vegetarian joints. There are also a few hindu restaurants, that while they are not halal(in regards to slaughter) they do not serve beef or pork.
The seafood is sooooo good there, you can probably live on that for a lifetime :)
Short answer? Yes, there are plenty of places to eat. If you look on the map in the other post right around Niyomrat Road and Niphat Uthit 1 Road(west of the Sakura) there are quite a few Muslim restaurants.
As a side note: "=*=" below has no idea of what halal means. Simply not having pork in the meal is not good enough for a devout muslim. Not only can pork not have touched any surface or utensil that will come in contact with your food, but there is a very specific way to slaughter animals for them to be considered halal. With this in mind "any restaurant" will not suffice for a devout muslim.
2007-02-06 09:10:14 · answer #1 · answered by x_ill 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course! Hat Yai is in Southern Thailand where most Thai muslims live. You'll find plenty of muslim restaurants in the downtown area. There are something like 5-6 well-decorated (and hopefully with yummy food) muslim restaurants which are opposite to Central Department Store and Lee Garden Plaza Hotel.
2007-02-07 20:22:53 · answer #2 · answered by shayanid 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hat yai is in the southern part of Thailand, & most of the people there are muslims. So i guess you can find many Halal food there.
Just a reminder, Southern Thailand is kinda uneasy now, so careful.
2007-02-06 00:21:27 · answer #3 · answered by D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can find halal food joints easily in Hatyai. There are quite a number of Muslims staying there, so will not be an issue.You will find that food in general in Thailand is pretty food, so step into any restaurant for an enjoyable meal.
2007-02-06 13:17:50 · answer #4 · answered by peanutz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Muslims can only eat food that is halaal. By halaal, it means that they cannot eat pig or dog meat or anything that is contaminated by these two animals. Halaal also means that, that food which is permissible should be slaughtered humanely ie. you cannot shoot the animal or torture it and then eat it. They have to be slaughtered by thanking God and in His name. Generally, I have found that when Muslims travel, they will avoid meat as they are not sure about its origins. It is best to offer Muslims vegetarian food when travelling. If they do eat meat, they'll only eat chicken. Lastly, it is not a big issue about eating sufficiently when travelling as Muslims are used to fasting one month, every year. I have survived on cheese sandwiches for a whole week.
2016-03-29 07:29:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
actuary you can tell the restaurant everywhere in thailand (not only in the south) that you or one of your friend is muslim, please cook with out pork.
thai people will just do it as you order.
they are very easy to live with. (after all, your muslim friend might feel sorry for the thing that some of the freaky muslim in the southern thailand has been doing to the easygoing thais in the name of Islam for more than 5 years till now.)
and don't forget to smile a lot.
2007-02-06 18:00:18 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually, it is known in Islam that if there aren't any halal food available, Muslims still can consume meat (except pork)... just say "Bismillah" before eating is good enough...
God can't be that bad...
2007-02-06 00:19:08 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Halal (halah) food is available all over Thailand; not just in the south.
http://www.thailandtravelservices.com/Halal_Food_Halah_restaurant_Bangkok.html
2007-02-09 17:15:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's are also plenty of Muslim frendly brothels there just look out for the water pipes
2007-02-06 10:34:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes
2007-02-06 10:14:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋