To read more articles like this, download Halal Gems Magazine here. Inventor of Townie and Duffin. Founder, Bea’s of Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury’s UAE, and Stax Diner. Stax Diner serves halal organic free range food. If you yourself were a food dish, what would you be and why? I would be Apple Pie à la Mode. Just Classic,…
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Guest Review: Nasi Kandar Pelita, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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For the love of food: Cocoa Hernando
Read moreTo read more articles like this, download Halal Gems Magazine here. SHARMEEN ZIAUDDIN Sweet things aren’t as simple as they used to be. Long gone are the days when a bar of milk chocolate was all that was required to hit the spot. Our palettes are becoming more discerning, craving for more creative flavour combinations…
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Fair Trade: Can your choice of chocolate change the world?
Read moreTo read more articles like this, download Halal Gems Magazine here. ALIYA ZAIDI Chocolate. It’s the universal guilty pleasure. But with the fair trade movement rapidly gaining ground in the last 10 years, it’s now easier than ever to eat the good stuff without feeling all that sinful. Aliya Zaidi looks at the case for…
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Food Roots
Read moreTo read more articles like this, download Halal Gems Magazine here. ZÉNA BUTT Organic. A term that generates huge amounts of revenue in today’s heavily health conscious society, but what does it mean? Does it really matter whether the packaging of your carrots has the word ‘organic’ emblazoned across it – each beautiful vegetable a…
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My Foodie Life: Saif Adam
Read moreTo read more articles like this, download Halal Gems Magazine here. SAIF ADAM & ZOHRA KHAKU Born in the UK, artist Saif Adam tells us about the food he grew up with and how his music has changed his palate. I grew up in Essex where there wasn’t much halal food. At home my Mum…
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Oh Sweet Heavens
Read moreTo read more articles like this, download Halal Gems Magazine here. ZÉNA BUTT We are living in a day and age where the term ‘halal’ is no longer just used to describe the method by which the chicken in our burger or the Wagyu steak on our plate has been slaughtered and the confectionery business…
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Smart Chocolate
Read moreTo read more articles like this, download Halal Gems Magazine here. ALIYA ZAIDI Former mathematician turned award-winning chocolatier Aneesh Popat has invented a new type of chocolate. It’s a water based ganache that contains no butter or cream, which means it contains 40-50% fewer calories than commercially available brands of truffles. Aneesh has combined his…
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Superfood Chocolate
Read moreTo read more articles like this, download Halal Gems Magazine here. MARYAM ABBAS The words ‘chocolate’ and ‘healthy’ are usually at opposite ends of our minds, but is this something that could change with the launch of Carey Davis-Munro’s ‘Sweet Virtues Luxury Chocolate Truffles’? Each hand-made truffle is dairy, alcohol and gluten free and is…
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Guest Review: Smoothie Makers
Read moreTo read more articles like this, download Halal Gems Magazine here. Sheenie Shaikh tests some high street smoothie makers to see which ones make the mix without breaking the bank. Russell Hobbs Mix & Go (£24.99) uk.russellhobbs.com Capacity: 600ml 300W Good for smoothies, protein shakes & fruit cocktails Quick and easy to clean No mess…