I see this in grocery stores in the States now; food that is labeled as halal. I realize for some, it produces a negative connotation. I never saw this sign in the UAE, but learned that all food in a Muslim country is halal. Although halal references anything that is permissible according to Islamic law, its most common reference is to food. Food that is halal must be killed and prepared in a specific way. In the most basic understanding, an animal may not be tortured and it must be clean; including clean of hormones.
I’m not sure why every animal in the world that is slaughtered for food is not halal. Animals that are “not halal” may be left to die in a slow and bleeding manner while lying in their own feces. The meat in our local stores is not halal, the hamburgers at McDonalds in the States is not halal—just an observation.
While I did not really notice a difference while I ate halal for three years, I notice it now. The other night at dinner, I was sure something was wrong with the meat. I asked several times, “Is anyone else’s meat bad?” They just kept saying, no, and saying, it was fine. To me, it was disgusting and I could not even finish it. I do not know if it is from eating halal for so long or from eating grain-fed meat in Paraguay, but something is definitely different about the meat here.
I’m not sure why every animal in the world that is slaughtered for food is not halal. Animals that are “not halal” may be left to die in a slow and bleeding manner while lying in their own feces. The meat in our local stores is not halal, the hamburgers at McDonalds in the States is not halal—just an observation.
While I did not really notice a difference while I ate halal for three years, I notice it now. The other night at dinner, I was sure something was wrong with the meat. I asked several times, “Is anyone else’s meat bad?” They just kept saying, no, and saying, it was fine. To me, it was disgusting and I could not even finish it. I do not know if it is from eating halal for so long or from eating grain-fed meat in Paraguay, but something is definitely different about the meat here.
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