HALAL FOOD
NGAU TAU KOK | HONG KONG - Hong Kong is a densely populated country. With an area of 1.108 km², Hong Kong is home to about 7 million people. Mostly, ethnic Chinese make up 95 percent. The rest, 5 percent, are of other ethnicities.
From the ethnic and cultural demographics of its citizens, Hong Kong presents its own challenges for immigrants, especially Muslims who in fact have to pay attention to many aspects of life. For example, things related to worship and social life.
For Muslims, as a minority population in this country, there is an additional challenge: the issue of the availability of halal food. For most local residents, there is no problem with this one business. However, for Muslims, as an implementation of obedience to Allah Ta'ala's commands wherever they are, halal food is mandatory.
It's not easy to find restaurants labeled Halal in Hong Kong. Apart from being rare, Halal restaurants in Hong Kong usually charge a price that is relatively more expensive than prices in general restaurants in Hong Kong.
In this article, I am trying to provide an alternative so that Muslim Friends who are visiting Hong Kong, or who live and work in this country, can still enjoy halal food in a way that does not have to drain deep pockets. Namely, by buying raw materials and processing them yourself at home.
Even so, it is also not easy to find meat or chicken labeled Halal in Hong Kong. Not all supermarkets or grocery stores sell them. Alhamdulillah, in the Ngau Tau Kok and Choi Hung areas, there are several supermarkets and minimarkets availableright "golden food" for Muslim friends.
The first supermarket I visited was ParknShop, which is located at Shop 2, Choi Ying Place, Choi Ying Est, Ngau Tau Kok. To get there, savery easy. Take the MTR and get off at Exit B of Kowloon Bay station. After exiting the MTR, then keep walkingfollowing the flyover. At the end of the bridgeah, where the Park n Shop is cookedsud. The distance from the MTR to there is approximately 7 minutes on foot.
The second location, the convenience store in the Choi Hung MTR area. Above the Choi Hung MTR station is a sizable traditional market. There are two convenience stores that provide chicken labeled Halal. Because the name of the minimarket that I mean has Chinese characters, I don't know what the name of the convenience store is. But Sahabat Muslim need not worry because I will "guide" you to get there.
First, we exit Choi Hung's MTR first. Choose exit B to meet the traditional market in question. After that turn left, to be more precise after exiting the MTR then turn back to the left, then walk about 15 meters. After that turn right (enter the market) and walk straight until you see the escalator. For this time, ignore the escalator and tetap walk straight out, to the outdoor area of Choi Hung market. After exiting then walk to the right a few meters and turn left.
There, Muslim Friends will find fruit sellers lined up. Ignore the fruit seller and keep going straight. After about 50 meters, there will be a T-junction in the market area
. Two minimarkets that I mean, one of which is at the end of the left lane from the T-junction. And others, are in a straight line (located in the main road area). A few meters from the T-junction and located on the left of the road.
Meanwhile, the third location that provides chicken labeled Halal is Kai Bo Food Supermarket. The location of Kai Bo, I mean, is the way to find it, it's easy. This is because you have to take two transportation, namely MTR and Siupa. Kaibo is located at Shop no. G2-G01, G / F, Choi Tak Shopping Center, Choi Tak Estate, Ngau Tau Kok. To get there, take the MTR down Choi Hung station, then take the MTR Exit A until you find an elevator on the right. After taking the elevator, choose the 03st floor. On that floor, there is Siupa who will take Muslim Friends to Kai Bo. Choose the incense number 1A or 83M. And ask the driver for help to stop the pace of public transportation at Siong Jiong (supermarket area). After getting off Siupa, you could immediately see Kai Bo in question.
Maybe that's a little information I can convey to Muslim Friends regarding finding Halal chicken in the Ngau Tau Kok area. Oh yes, the prices for halal chicken in the first and second locations are classified as premium, because the goods are imported from Thailand and Australia. One kilo of tenderloin costs HK $ 60. As for chicken wings, chicken thighs and chicken steak imported from Australia the price is HK $ 50 per half a kilogram.
The price ratio for halal chicken and “local chicken” can be as high as 2,5: 1. This means that halal chicken costs 2,5 times more.
For the chicken in Kai Bo, the price is slightly sloping due to imports from Brazil. One whole chicken weighing 900 grams is priced at 18 dollars. [Ida Royani]
