What halal means in our kitchen

What halal means

Halal means permitted. Applied to meat, it means the animal was slaughtered according to Islamic rules, by a certified supplier, and that the meat never touches forbidden products at any point in preparation.

It is not only a question of origin: it is a chain you can trace. If you cannot say where the meat came from, you cannot call it halal.

What that means in this kitchen

In practice it comes down to three decisions we made and do not change:

• We buy from suppliers with halal certification, with paperwork on every delivery
• We store the meat separately from everything else, on its own shelf
• We use dedicated utensils on the grill, which never touch other products

The question about the fryer

People who come to us for this reason almost always ask about the frying oil. We use vegetable oil and change it often. Nothing of pork origin goes anywhere near our fryer, and the chips, the samosas and the chicken all share the same vegetable oil.

Changing the oil often is not only a rules question: old oil gives a heavy taste and leaves the food greasy. It is the first sign of a badly kept fryer.

Just ask

If you have a question about a particular dish, ask at the counter or call +351 920 157 462. We answer straight. If we ever cannot guarantee where something came from, we say so instead of making it up.