HALAL FOOD
WAN CHAI | HONG KONG - We have to deal with life far from our hometown with a fast adaptation process. Especially, about fulfilling your appetite.
Well, specifically for eating, it's not just the taste that we as Muslims must fulfill. However, it must also be halal.
For Muslim friends who are visiting Hong Kong, or living in the country of Andi Lau and Jackie Chan, you don't need to worry about finding halal food. We can enjoy many products labeled Halal. Whether it's the halal label from the state certification bodies of Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, Europe, Latin America, or food labeled as Halal from the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI). Of course, many also have the Halal label from The Incorporated Trustees of the Islamic Community Fund of Hong Kong which is based on the 8th floor of the Ammar Wan Chai Mosque.
We can find these halal products in stores such as 759 Stores, PARKnSHOP, Wellcome, and various other supermarkets. In addition, in various restaurants and restaurants that are also labeled Halal.
Likewise for halal meat. Many Muslim shops specialize in halal chicken, mutton / lamb, and beef.
So, this time I want to share information with Muslim Friends in Hong Kong about the halal butcher shop in Bowrington market, Wan Chai.
For Indonesian friends in Hong Kong, Wan Chai's name is familiar. Apart from its location which is close to Causeway Bay, the area most visited by Indonesians, Wan Chai also often holds big events by the Indonesian community in Negeri Beton. Various grand recitation events and music concerts were held in several buildings in Wan Chai. For example, at Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Southorn Stadium, and The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.
Also located in Wan Chai is the Hong Kong Immigration office, where Sahabat Migrant Indonesia extends work visas. In this area, there is also a large mosque which is one of the centers of religious activities and learning for Sahabat Muslim Indonesia, every day. Mainly, on Sunday. Namely, the Ammar Wan Chai Mosque.
In Wan Chai, there is a market called Bowrington Road Market, or better known among the Indonesian community as "Pasar Bowrington". The market, which is located at 21 Bowrington Street, has two large buildings separated by a highway that can be passed by two cars side by side. The two buildings are connected by a small bridge for crossing people at a height of more than 4 meters above the heads of the road users below. Well, in one of these market buildings there are two halal-certified butchers shops.
The location of the halal butcher shop is in the building to the right, if we come from the direction of Time Square. Meanwhile, if we come from the direction of the Ammar Wan Chai Mosque (Ammar Mosque and Osman Ramju Sadick Islamic Center), the position is in the building to the left.
One of the shops, on the proof of purchase, mentioned the name Shahid Meat Shop. Meanwhile, on the shop's name board, it says Tsat Kee Muslim Meat. To get to this shop, Sahabat Muslim just has to walk straight down the road between the stairs and the escalator which is visible when entering the market building.
After getting stuck, turn right. The shop is at the very corner, shop number 12. Or, after entering the Sahabat Muslim market building, turn right before reaching the stairs and escalator. After that, just go straight until you get stuck.
If you want to order meat before coming to the shop, Sahabat Muslim can also call first, via +852 25742240, +852 66502043, +852 2106056, or +85 297038505.
If Shahid Meat Shop or Tsat Kee Muslim Meat shop is on the right of the building entrance, the other shop is on the left. Sahabat Muslim lives down the road to the first left after entering the market building, which is before the stairs.
Keep walking until you get stuck in the market hallway to the far left, later Sahabat Muslim will find Insaaf Muslim Meat Shop. In this shop, fresh meat and frozen meat are available. [Siti Ngatipah]
