Growing Demand for Halal Meat

by Jasmine Grayson How to Find and Buy Halal Meat

UK is a country which is full of Muslim crowd and their population here is rising in leaps and bounds and so is the demand for Halal meat because it has been a major part of their staple food. However there has been a big transformation with in the eating habits of Muslims because their economic status has gone up. Now the Muslims in London are searching for new recipes apart from mill kebabs and curries which they have tasted since so many years. These days every Muslim wants to taste recipes from all over the world whether it is Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Mexican, French, Spanish, Jamaican and lot more. But still there is one concern for which their taste buds cannot resist. And the concern is Halal Meat. Muslims prefer recipes which are made up only from the Halal meat that’s why they avoid the restaurants giving international cuisine because lots of them do not use Halal meat.

Food chains’ presenting Halal meat- As the time is changing so rapidly and the rising demand for Halal Meat there are many food chains in UK have jumped in to Halal Bandwagon. More than 66 food chains have started serving Halal beef, meat, and lamb made recipes. There are some big food chain options such as KFC, which has come up with finger licking food, Mc donalds, subway, burger king and lot more. Therefore with Halal food UK options, Muslims are now hogging Fast food with no tension related to the authenticity of the meat.

Halal Food Fiesta- with so many Halal cooked international food lovers growing so fast, there is this first food festival in the world that takes place every year in the beautiful city, London. And more than 20,000 foodies participate in this festival. This is a very popular fest and people from all the parts of UK come together to enjoy the culinary made by the chefs who have come from all over the world.

HFA (Halal Food Authority): HFA gives authorization certificate to the sellers of Halal meat. To get this certificate it costs a lot but when you get one it comes as a proof that you sell authentic Halal meat and therefore you get many Muslim customers. However laws of the Halal Food Authority are quite stringent. Lot of times Halal Butchers in the city do not follow exact process mentioned in the Sharia of Muslims. This happens when the authorities give the strict warning to Halal Butchers and if they repeat the mistake again then their certification is immediately cancelled.

Many food bazaars, malls and stores in London also serve Halal meat and Halal ingredients. Thus people who are new to this place can browse internet and find the best near by place which serves cooked and uncooked fool of Halal. When you have doubt it is always suggested to have confirmation from decision makers from the restaurants or the outlets about authenticity of the meat. However the best part is that there so many shops which are selling halal butchers London.