between the Yeoman pub and the ground is a fish and chip shop that was boldly advertising Halal fish and chips Anyone care to enlighten me on the difference between Halal fish and the fish caught in nets by trawlers out in the sea? genuinely puzzled
Halal means that the food is permissible under Islamic law, I presume that there doesn't have to be any difference, it's advertising that it's ok, probably just a bit of good advertising for the owners.
Well . . . . . . not fried in oil that's been used to fry battered pork sausages or spam fritters, for example. Mmmmmm, spam fritters . . . (drools) ...
Possibly do do with cross contamination http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halal#Problems_Following_dietary_laws_in_non-Muslim_countries So reading this, for example, a fish and chip shop that also sold pork sausages that were fried in the same oil would render the fish and chips non-halal. I was thinking same as you Dave before I did a search, just thought it was a marketing thing by the chippy. Learn summat new everyday!
Actually, I take that back Apparently it CAN be the fish too (from Wikipedia): "There is some disagreement among Muslims regarding sea food, especially predatory sea creatures. IFANCA (Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America) states this regarding the opinion of Islamic scholars: All are in agreement that fish with scales are halal Sunnis consider all fish to be Halal, while Shias consider some fish haraam. Most agree that frogs are haraam due to the prohibition of killing it in hadith. Fish found dead in water are haraam"
Hallall or whatever, I couldnt find a chippy at Luton the chippy we go to in Huddersfield is Hallall, they make a point of only selling fish and chips