Thread: Halal meat..do you prefer it?

In the uk theres alot of talk about certain restaurants (pizza express) only providing halal meat without telling the customers..

Theres also stories of other outlets (subway) not selling ham etc anymore due to it upsetting muslims etc.

Does anyone prefer normal or halal meat for taste?
Or is it a religious reason you prefer the latter OR the fact you prefer the animal to be killed in a certain way before process..

I prefer to eat what I want regardless of the views of certain religious groups. What is Halal or "permissible" to Muslims is sacrilege to Hindus, so why is 1 religion dictating over others?


I eat pork and I drink bourbon....that ain't changing anytime soon.

....fucking EVERYONE capitulating to Muslims irritates me. I have nothing against peaceful practitioners of Islam but going to a sandwich shop and being outraged at meat because of your religion is pretty fucking ridiculous.

At this point I begin to wonder "What DOESN'T piss Muslims off"? I don't want to harp on them, but if you look at Christians (whom I have a lot more experience dealing with living in the Southeastern United States) a lot of Bible beaters refrain from drinking. Now they might look at drinkers (especially those blasted liquor drinkers ) with disdain, but what you DON'T SEE are those very same Teetotalers going to Bars and ordering soft drinks and then getting all pissy because the Bar serves booze....this shit right here is EXACTLY like that. Muslims SEEM (I said "SEEM" mind you) to seek out shit to be outraged about. If I don't practice Islam then what is wrong with me having some bacon or a pork chop? I'm going to do what I want because I don't follow Islam, I don't believe God wants me to abstain from alcohol either, but I don't believe Christians are going to stir up enough shit to where I can't drink again (again...because they DID have Prohibition, but that shit won't even stop me).

I'm all for Liberty, if you like Halal meat, fine more power to you, but don't fuck with what I do.

If I've ever had it, it was unknowingly in a shawarma or something. I can't imagine chanting Allahu Akbar during the slaughter makes a great deal of difference in the taste. Like the idea of the animals being killed more humanely otherwise though, as I believe is part of it.

A lot of the reason pork is forbidden in that part of the world actually dates way back to the days before refrigeration was possible, the meat would spoil very quickly in desert heat and was susceptible to all kinds of viruses that would make people sick etc.

Originally Posted by p4pking

A lot of the reason pork is forbidden in that part of the world actually dates way back to the days before refrigeration was possible, the meat would spoil very quickly in desert heat and was susceptible to all kinds of viruses that would make people sick etc.

EXACTLY, same with shellfish!

Jewish people who don't eat shellfish or pork, don't complain about restaurants serving pork or shellfish, they just don't fucking eat it.


Not everything in the world is a slight against one certain religion....I wish a few people got that idea in their heads

Halal meat is cheaper so we might be seeing alot more of it.

Alot of scare tactics are used in the media but the public should be given the option.

Pizza express is rubbish anyway..better off with a sainsburys bbq chicken pizza!

I don't eat Halal meat. No difference in the taste but it is cruel imo.

Don't believe what they say about it being more humane. They slit the throat but make sure not to cut the spinal cord as the animal must bleed out. They say it's quick and painless but studies have said otherwise.
Most Halal abattoirs in the UK now claim to stun the animal before slitting the throat, however stunning or sedating in any way is against Islamic practice (what the fuck?) so it has been shown that many use the weakest form of stun permissible which has little effect on the animal.

I'm all for tolerating different cultures but that doesn't mean tolerating the intolerable. Just as we wouldn't and shouldn't accept many other practices and traditions from other cultures.

I love eating meat, I should not eat beef but love my steak n kidney pie. Makes no difference and people should not be upset what other people eat.

Originally Posted by Master

I love eating meat, I should not eat beef but love my steak n kidney pie. Makes no difference and people should not be upset what other people eat.

They shouldn't but unluckily the big time religious zealots are forever sticking their noses into everyone else's business.

Unless your there at the exact time you wouldnt know if every section of meat was blessed or not!6

Wonder if KFC will be next in the spotlight..

I have been a slaughterman and a food safety officer at a meat works for years. What happens is the animals are blessed by the muslim right after they get stunned, right before they have their throat cut, they don't bless every piece of meat.

There's absolutely no difference in the meat from an Australian abattoir because the rest of it is produced as usual.

Halal meat from a middle east country or a plant predominantly middle east factory is definitely shitter quality because they are shit workers, put the anumals through pain and suffereing before death which stresses the flesh and reduces all the eating and keeping qualities and they are some of the filthiest swine ever, not even washing their hands sometimes after taking a dump then returning to work.

My advice is stay away from halal and you'll do fine. The reason those countries use a lot of spice in their cooking is cause the quality of meat is so bad!

Originally Posted by Max Power

I have been a slaughterman and a food safety officer at a meat works for years. What happens is the animals are blessed by the muslim right after they get stunned, right before they have their throat cut, they don't bless every piece of meat.

There's absolutely no difference in the meat from an Australian abattoir because the rest of it is produced as usual.

Halal meat from a middle east country or a plant predominantly middle east factory is definitely shitter quality because they are shit workers, put the anumals through pain and suffereing before death which stresses the flesh and reduces all the eating and keeping qualities and they are some of the filthiest swine ever, not even washing their hands sometimes after taking a dump then returning to work.

My advice is stay away from halal and you'll do fine. The reason those countries use a lot of spice in their cooking is cause the quality of meat is so bad!

No offence, but I'm not remotely surprised that's what you do

Originally Posted by Max Power

I have been a slaughterman and a food safety officer at a meat works for years. What happens is the animals are blessed by the muslim right after they get stunned, right before they have their throat cut, they don't bless every piece of meat.

There's absolutely no difference in the meat from an Australian abattoir because the rest of it is produced as usual.

Halal meat from a middle east country or a plant predominantly middle east factory is definitely shitter quality because they are shit workers, put the anumals through pain and suffereing before death which stresses the flesh and reduces all the eating and keeping qualities and they are some of the filthiest swine ever, not even washing their hands sometimes after taking a dump then returning to work.

My advice is stay away from halal and you'll do fine. The reason those countries use a lot of spice in their cooking is cause the quality of meat is so bad!

Being knowledgeable as I'm sure you are do you think Kobe meat is worth the fuss. I tried it and it was quite tasty but I think American Angus is just as good.

Any cows that were bred before 1996 are tomato cans.

Originally Posted by p4pking

Any cows that were bred before 1996 are tomato cans.

You only like that cow because it's a Jersey! Holsteins get no love....you cow racist!