Instant noodles are a pantry staple around the world — cheap, fast, and comfortingly familiar. But for Muslims who follow halal dietary rules, one question keeps coming up: Is Top Ramen halal? The short answer is: It depends — on the country, the flavour, and whether the specific pack carries a recognised halal certification. Below … Read more
Short answer (the quick bite): Crumbl Cookies is not a halal-certified brand. Because their flavors rotate weekly and their ingredient lists often include ambiguous items like “natural flavors,” extracts, or marshmallow-type toppings (which can contain gelatin or glycerin), a definitive “yes” or “no” for every Crumbl cookie is impossible without asking about the specific flavor … Read more
Imagine a loaf pulled from the oven: a dark, crackled crust, steam ghosting the kitchen air, a tang that is at once rustic and comforting. To many Muslims the question isn’t whether it’s delicious — it’s whether it’s permissible. This post walks that path slowly and plainly: the science (what actually happens in sourdough), the … Read more
If you’ve ever scrolled through food photos from Dallas or seen the red-bun baron of the Metroplex and wondered, “Is Wulf Burger halal?”, you’re not alone. In cities where Muslim communities are growing, the question of halal food is practical and personal — it affects family dinners, lunch runs, and whether you’ll walk away from … Read more
Katz’s Delicatessen on Manhattan’s Lower East Side is an American culinary landmark — famous for towering pastrami sandwiches, noisy counters, and a line that looks eternal. But for Muslim visitors and readers the practical question is simple and urgent: is Katz’s halal? This post unpacks that question from every useful angle: what Katz’s actually is, … Read more
Short answer (if you want it up front): Kava is not automatically halal or haram by simple formula — its permissibility in Islamic law depends on two linked questions: (1) does the specific preparation produce an intoxicating effect that is legally equivalent to khamr (wine/ethanol), and (2) is it being used for a permissible purpose … Read more
The first thing that reaches you is not the coffee. It’s the smell. That deep, roasted aroma drifting through the air as you pass by a Starbucks outlet — promising warmth, focus, comfort, and a moment of pause in a restless world. For many, it’s just coffee. For a Muslim, however, it quietly raises a … Read more
The first thing you notice at Fogo de Chão is not the meat. It’s the atmosphere. Low golden lights. Polished wood. White tablecloths. Gauchos gliding through the room with long skewers of fire-roasted beef, carving slices directly onto your plate. It feels theatrical, luxurious, almost sacred — a ritual built around meat. And that’s where … Read more
“Every intoxicant is unlawful and whatever causes intoxication in large amounts, a small amount of it is (also) unlawful.” — Sunan Ibn Majah 3392 Imagine this: a mug filled with frothy, dark-caramel fizz, crowned with a creamy head that looks almost like coffee… but tastes sweet, spicy, and mysteriously nostalgic. You take a sip, you … Read more
The world of bubble tea arrives like a small weather system: sugar-sweet gusts, chewy storms of pearls, the muted thunder of a straw tapping a plastic lid. For many Muslim consumers this delightful climate brings a question that must be settled with care: is Gong Cha — the global bubble-tea brand with thousands of outlets … Read more