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[sherryillk]

Huh, the Grass Jelly Drink I'm drinking is halal. With the official seal and everything. I've seen the kosher seal many times (although, most notably on Pringles) but I had no idea there even was a halal one. I'm not even totally sure what it entails but to be truthful, I don't know much about keeping kosher either. I would guess they're both similar (hopefully I'm not angering any Jews or Muslims out there with that comparison) and probably hard to follow.

For me, and I think for most Chinese people, the loss of pork as a meat is probably very hard to deal with. I don't even particularly like pork or most meats but even I think not eating pork ever again would inconceivable. Well, if I'm not going vegetarian, that is. Then, that's a whole different story.

So, on a different note, Major made me get into a baseball mood. In learning about different pitches, I ran across the shuuto and that lead me to Mr. Baseball. It's an old film and generally, I wouldn't even think about it but I do have a thing for the gaijin in Japan type of scenario. He's one of the more disrespectful characters I've seen though. >< And I'm not the biggest fan of Tom Selleck. He's the rugged, big type and they've always disgusted me a bit. But hopefully he'll grow on me during the space of the film.

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[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Halal and kosher rules have a lot of crossover, and all kosher foods are considered to be automatically halal, though not the other way around.

Interestingly, this is an example of the formerly close relationship between Jews and Muslims; until the 20th century both groups tended to get on very well due to their history of oppression by Christians. While the halal restrictions are less difficult than the kosher ones, hence kosher certification being needed for observant Jews, Muslims trusted the Jews to prepare their foods properly and prayerfully, which is at the basis of halal certification.

And you made me giggle, because I am allergic to pork, which is why when I was at school I would often share and swap my lunch with any Jews or Muslims about, but never with the Chinese kids -- it was just too risky!

[sherryillk.livejournal.com]

Wow, I've never heard of a pork allergy before! That must be hard to deal with... Just the thought of never having bacon again makes me sad.

For the Chinese people, pork is consider the main meat. It's for the family which is why it features so prominently in our cuisine.

See, I thought keeping kosher and keeping halal would be pretty similar, especially with the no pork rule. And there's nothing like oppression and bigotry to bring people together but I find eventually people need someone to hate on and they turn on each other...

[yoshikochan.livejournal.com]

I ... thought Halal only has to do with meat..... why is it on a Grass Jelly Drink ........... o.O

[sherryillk.livejournal.com]

Like I said, I don't know much about halal... Maybe it's saying it doesn't have any meat in it so you don't have to worry? *shrugs*