Lots of halal food at Olympics, China promises

Muslim visitors to Beijing will find halal food outlets within easy reach anywhere, a Beijing city legislator said on Wednesday, according to a press report by China’s state news agency Xinhua. Beijing has 2,053 halal food outlets, including restaurants and food shops, said Wu Shixiong, who is in charge of supervising food hygiene law enforcement. He said the city had set side 32 million yuan (4.7 million U.S. dollars) to open additional halal food outlets at the main airport and railway station, and to upgrade food processing facilities in major Muslim catering businesses. Up to 10,000 Muslim athletes, coaches, officials and tourists from around the world are expected to visit Beijing's largest Muslim neighborhood, Niujie Street, during the Games. Niujie is home to 12,000 Muslims and dates back more than 1,000 years. The Niujie Mosque has been standing since 996 AD, Xinhua reported. The Beijing municipal government has also designated 12 of the city's 70 mosques to act as reception centers for Muslims, equipping them with Arabic signs and translators for the duration of the Games.

McDonalds Opens Store In New York City For Only Halal Food

McDonalds fast food organisation has opened its first store in New York that will sell only Halal Food. They have made two delicous new burgers made with Halal meat called the McHal and the McLamb.The McHal will cost only 99c and comes with a gaurantee that it has been made in the Halal way. The McLamb is going to be the bestseller!Islamic people prefer to eat Halal food. (It means "allowed") The animal has to be killed in an exact way not like in Western countries.The McHal will be very popular with the New York Moslem people who will visit the store for breakfast lunch and dinner for their meals. Some were outside the shop today. One said"We cant wait to eat the American food with 'Islamic twist'. It smells great!"