Kyoto University Cafeteria To Start Providing Islamic Food

TOKYO, Oct 5 (Bernama) — Kyoto University Co-op said
that it will start providing food permissible under Islamic law at the
university’s cafeteria to meet the needs of the increasing number of
Muslim students on campus.

The cafeteria will introduce a Halal food corner from Tuesday,
avoiding pork and seasonings of pork origin, which Muslims are banned
from eating.

The new menus include chicken and croquettes made of broad beans, Kyodo News said.

More than 1,000 Muslims live in the city of Kyoto, many of them said to be Kyoto University students and their families.

The rare introduction is aimed at supporting such Muslim students,
whose population is expected to rise under the university’s plans to
increase the number of foreign students it accepts.

While the co-op said it had problems in arranging a cooking
environment to avoid mixing pork and pork-related seasonings with Halal
food, it has solved the issue by preparing the food at different hours.

— BERNAMA

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