Popeyes has one of the most devoted fan bases in American fast food. The spicy chicken sandwich launch in 2019 literally broke the internet. People waited hours in lines. Locations ran out of stock within days. And among all those…
Picture a plate of grilled octopus at a Mediterranean restaurant. It looks beautiful. It smells incredible. And for most diners, ordering it is automatic. But for a Muslim sitting at that table, one question comes before the order is octopus…
Calamari is one of the most popular appetizers in America. You find it at Italian restaurants, seafood chains, sports bars, and pretty much everywhere that serves food. And for Muslims, that popularity creates a question that comes up more often…
You are at a seafood restaurant with your family. The menu has crab cakes, crab rangoon, crab legs, and a whole section dedicated to one of the most popular seafoods in America. Your non-Muslim friends order without thinking. You pause.…
There is something almost ironic about the lobster halal question. Lobster used to be considered poverty food in America fed to prisoners and servants in the 1800s because it was so plentiful and cheap. Today it sits at the top…
Here is something interesting about shrimp. It is the only common food in America where the halal answer genuinely changes based on which Islamic school of thought you follow. Not because of the ingredient list. Not because of how it…
