If the food is Kosher is that OK or are there any other points I should be aware of?
2007-11-20 15:41:01 · 7 answers · asked by Buke 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Ramadan
Guests coming next week.
2007-11-20 15:41:38 · update #1
I'm assuming your guest are like me. I only eat halal food. Which means that any meat you serve must be slaughtered by a muslim and Allah's name mentioned at the time of slaughter. I get all my halal meat from a Middle Eastern store that sells halal meat. Many states have Middle Eastern/Pakistan stores that sell halal meat. You can search over the net or ask a muslim in your area where these stores are. You can call the store up before you go, and ask them do they sell meat slaughtered by muslims. When you get the halal meat don't forget to tell your muslim guest that the meat is halal. Sometimes I'm invited and I don't eat the meat b/c I'm not sure if it's halal. And then later I find out it is. Oh and fish is okay to eat it doesn't need to be slaughtered. You know what ....some muslims have different opinions on what halal food is. The best thing I would have done if I were you was to ask them what they meant. Kosher is not always considered halal. Because in some kosher products they us alcohol. Here's a site that can explain more than I can http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?id=2938. hope this helps.
2007-11-20 16:07:59 · answer #1 · answered by hope 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I live next to Israel, and Kosher food is always halal but halal is not always kosher.
Kosher and Halal meats come from animals which are slaughter by means of cutting the neck while saying it is done in the name of God..
Kosher foods have a lot more standards which need to be met before they become Kosher.. Like not cooking meat with dairy, not using the same pot where dairy and meats are cooked..A lot of people have two kitchens who follow strick Kosher guidelines.
Both should not be served on silver or gold plates.
2007-11-20 18:12:05 · answer #2 · answered by je 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The definition of halal and its requirements for being halal are:slaughtered by a Muslim. The animal has to be given water before the slaughter. The person slaughtering also has to say Bismillah Allahu Akbar" and other things. Also, the animals neck should be cut only about 3/4 the way. This is because when you cut the spinal cord, more of the blood remains. So, cutting to the neck allows the brain to send messages to the heart, saying that it needs blood, the heart then pumps blood (in an attempt to give the brain some blood, but instead the blood rushes out through the neck. Cutting the spinal cord ruins this process and the whole brain shuts down, resulting in more blood in the meat.
2016-05-24 10:02:05 · answer #3 · answered by sheryl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Halal food means that it is killed a certain way and all the blood is drained from it. When they kill the animal they say " in the name of Allah" (bismallah) and the slit the animals neck. the animal is then hung until all the blood is drained. If you are not muslum, then they should not expect you to have halal meat for them, if you insist then you can purchase it for a high price at an Arab market. Kosher is not the same.
2007-11-20 15:52:12 · answer #4 · answered by doyougotapencil 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Kosher is the Jewish version of Halal. They are not the same thing.
Did you know that Halal food has about 10 times less bacteria as non-halal meat?
2007-11-20 17:40:27 · answer #5 · answered by 412envy 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Camel is halal but not kosher.
Fat is halal but not kohser,
So, for muslims restriction is little less.
2007-11-20 15:52:51 · answer #6 · answered by Happily Happy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No pork, no alcohol, no meat dedicated to false gods....and no blood. The last two I think you're safe from.
2007-11-20 15:46:17 · answer #7 · answered by Max 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋