Halal meat is prepared following specific Islamic dietary laws, including a humane slaughter method. It ensures that cows, sheep, and other permissible animals are fed, raised, slaughtered, and prepared for consumption. The taste of meat can be down to personal preference.

For a meat to be certified halal it cannot be a forbidden cut (such as meat from hindquarters) or animal (such as pork) and it must be slaughtered in a specific way. Many Muslims can shop with ease at a local halal market, where all of the products are designated halal.

Permissible meats and animals Livestock or cattle, i.e. grazing beasts, are lawful except those that are explicitly prohibited. However, hunting is prohibited during "the pilgrimage". This means that most herbivores or cud-chewing animals like cattle, deer, sheep, goats, and antelope are considered halal to consume.

For meat to be halal, the animal needs to be slaughtered in a certain way and blessed at the time of slaughter, he explained. Muslims don't eat certain kinds of meat, most notably pork, and the treatment of the animal from the beginning of its life is also important, he said. It's not only about meat, however.