To read more articles like this, download Halal Gems Magazine here. FATEMA ZEHRA BANDALI As kids, most of us were told not to play with our food. Fatema Zehra introduces the ‘Art of Food’ and talks to food artists Henry Hargreaves and Bompas & Parr, who have taken playing with food to new heights. Food…
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Guest Review: Nasi Kandar Pelita, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Read moreReview of Nasi Kandar Pelita, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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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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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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Dates: The Forgotten Superfood
Read moreTo read more articles like this, download Halal Gems Magazine here. Zéna Butt Several years ago, if I had written down ‘chia seeds’, ‘goji berries’, ‘agave syrup’, ‘acai berries’ etc., chances are you would have no idea what I was talking about. Today however, these superfoods have become synonymous with health food aficionados and foodies…
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Ramadan Tent Project
Read moreTo read more articles like this, download Halal Gems Magazine here. Maryam Abbas Imagine; after a long day at work or university you’re sat under the stars with nothing but a tent above your head, an evening summer breeze blowing past whilst you take a sip of water and break bread with the stranger next…
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My Foodie Life: Anj Baig
Read moreAliya Zaidi Fitness fanatic, Anj Baig is an award-winning personal trainer and owner of Pure Muscles Gym. Earlier this year, Anj, along with his younger brother, Moses, starred in Gurinder Chadha’s Desi Rascals, a new reality show, chronicling the lives of modern British Asians across West London. I caught up with Anj to chat about…
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