The HALAL and KOSHER thread: religious food fads.

[Seamus]

The above query was about my particular choc-of-choice, Lindt.

Mine too. A couple of months ago Coles had 100gm blocks for half price. I bought ten. I especially like the 85% coca and the chilli flavour.


@Homosapiens: Have it your way,I'm not sufficiently interested to argue further. Frankly I find you anti religious prejudice self defeating and more than a little precious..

[atheist_angel]

Well if All-ah's name has been said over it... It's just not Kosher - wrong g-d. Do they really expect us Jews to give up our Easter candy? This is an outrage. I'm offended in the name of my non-existent g-d.

Muahahahahaaha! No. Not really. I'm just sick of companies catering to crybaby religions because of the social expectations that it creates to accommodate and not offend people with imaginary friends.

And I detest the animal cruelty of the meat industry... that includes meats that are kosher, halal, and neither. There are kinder, more humane ways of doing things.


Just my opinion....

[hmn]

I have noticed alot of the gluten free food I buy (coz of a gluten allergy) has recently become Halal, I've never given it a second thought. I know it has something to do with religion but it doesn't effect me.

What does bother me is cadbury have recently put up the prices of their chocolate by quite alot and have made the blocks smaller. They think by putting it in fancy boxes we won't notice?!?

[atheist_angel]

The price of Swedish chocolates upsets me. I love Swedish chocolate.

Lindt quit putting that squishy strawberry stuff in theirs though.

Anyone know of a Swedish chocolate that has squishy strawberry stuff in it?

[Homosapien]

Originally Posted by hmn

I have noticed alot of the gluten free food I buy (coz of a gluten allergy) has recently become Halal, I've never given it a second thought. I know it has something to do with religion but it doesn't effect me.

What does bother me is cadbury have recently put up the prices of their chocolate by quite alot and have made the blocks smaller. They think by putting it in fancy boxes we won't notice?!?

Could it be the extra employed clerics required to bless the chocolates on a daily basis so they're 100% Halal????

[atheist_angel]

Wouldn't surprise ME..

[Homosapien]

Originally Posted by Seamus

@Homosapiens: Have it your way,I'm not sufficiently interested to argue further. Frankly I find you anti religious prejudice self defeating and more than a little precious..

Seamus. Anti religious is trying to stop other people doing things they want to do. That is not me. I feel my rites to NOT have religion literally pushed down my throat has been violated. If Cadbury makes religious chocolate, good on them. But where on the shelves is the non-religious Cadbury chocolate for me to purchase??? I have rites too you know. I should not be FORCED to eat food I do not want to, or conned into it by not labelling the food appropriately. How would a Muslim feel if they suddenly found out the food they had been eating for some time had pork added to it without their knowledge? I would be just as angry FOR them as well. I'm not anti-religious. Each to their own. I just don't wont it shoved down my throat thankyou!! And I wasn't asking you to argue. If you cared to read above, I was asking if anyone knows of a good quality and priced, non-religious chocolate?

[Sir Patrick Crocodile]

OK now if I am not mistaken Cadbury does not contain any animal products other than cow's milk. That automatically makes it Halal classified.

It would have to be cow's milk anyway since it is extremely common. And of course there are cows on the front cover and of course I presume that is what "dairy milk" means right?

[Homosapien]

Originally Posted by Crocodile

OK now if I am not mistaken Cadbury does not contain any animal products other than cow's milk. That automatically makes it Halal classified.

It would have to be cow's milk anyway since it is extremely common. And of course there are cows on the front cover and of course I presume that is what "dairy milk" means right?

It's a little more complicated. Food must also have Allah's name pronounced over it. Basically 'Blessed' by a cleric, to be fully Halal. The milk may not have anything to do with it becoming Halal either. Or there may not even be any more 'dairy milk' in the chocolate. Only Cadbury or the Halal Certification Authority Australia could say exactly what is done to the chocolate to Authorise it as Halal. Every food product will vary with what needs to be done to it. So, who knows?

[DBK]

Personally, I'm thinking it's a crock of shit- it's just Cadbury trying to open up a new market.