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  • Taco Dendeng, A New Rising Food Star At Pasar Malams

    Taco Dendeng, A New Rising Food Star At Pasar Malams

    For the longest time, the Ramly burger has been the essential pasar malam (night market) food. But it seems like it is now facing some stiff competition.

    To fully know what is challenging the Ramly burger’s supremacy, you have to know these:

    What is Dendeng?

    Dendeng is an Indonesian delicacy of thinly sliced grilled meat marinated with sugar and spices. It is like bak kwa or jerky, except that the meat used is either chicken or beef.

     

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    Dendeng. Source: Wikipedia 

    What is Taco?

    Taco is a traditional Mexican dish of tortilla and various fillings.

     

    Tacos. Source: Wikipedia
    Tacos. Source: Wikipedia

     

    Taco Dendeng

    Together, dendeng and taco make a great idea of a fusion dish – Taco Dendeng. It is a taco shell filled with a piece of dendeng, some cabbage and home-made salsa.

    Created and sold by Dendeng Duo at pasar malams, Taco Dendeng combines the best of taco and dendeng.

    This is what it looks like:

    Photo from Dendeng Duo Facebook
    Photo from Dendeng Duo Facebook

    The brainchild of Nur Azhar Sulaiman, 32, and Qaliff Rahim, 28, the co-founders of Dendeng Duo, Taco Dendeng can also be customised with an eclectic range of sauces, such as nacho cheese, wasabi mayo, spicy garlic aioli, and even salted egg yolk.

    Here’s how the dish is prepared:

    People are loving it.

    It seems that this innovative new addition to pasar malam fare has really spiced up the scene and challenged the old Ramly burger order.

    Just look at these.

    Bagus lah, Dendeng Duo!

     

    Source: MothershipSG

  • Federal Territories Mufti: No Restrictions On Blood, Organ Donations Between Muslims And Non-Muslims

    Federal Territories Mufti: No Restrictions On Blood, Organ Donations Between Muslims And Non-Muslims

    There are no restrictions for organ donation and transplantation between a Muslim and a non-Muslim, said Federal Territories mufti Zulkifli Mohamad al-Bakri.

    He said this was because human organs were not Islamic or non-Islamic in nature but tools to support human life.

    “When an organ of a non-Muslim is transplanted into the body of a Muslim, the organ will become a part of the Muslim person’s body.

    “Then, the organ is used for its purpose as ordered by Allah,” he said in his Facebook page yesterday.

    Zulkifli said Islam decreed that the body of non-Muslim, which includes its organs and blood, always glorified and praised Allah and obeyed His commands.

    On blood donation from a non-Muslim who may have eaten non-halal food such as pork, Zulkifli said it was allowed in Islam because it was only the blood being transfused not the essence of the pork.

    He also shared the findings of the National Fatwa Council meeting on April 13 and 14, 1982 on blood donation and transfusion between a non-Muslim and a Muslim.

    Zulkifli said it had been ruled that blood donation was ‘harus’ (permissible) and there was no need to separate the blood of a non-Muslim and a Muslim.

     

    Source: www.malaysiakini.com

  • JAKIM: Celebrating Valentine’s Day Is Haram, Contradicts Teachings Of Islam

    JAKIM: Celebrating Valentine’s Day Is Haram, Contradicts Teachings Of Islam

    The Practice of Celebrating Valentine’s Day is HARAM & Contradicts the Teachings of Islam – Fatwa of the Research Panel of Faith and the Research Panel of Syari’a of the Malaysian Department of Islamic Development (JAKIM)

    Here are excerpts of the research paper, “Avoid Celebrating Valentine’s Day”, available at Islam.gov.my

    ✦ Avoid Celebrating Valentine’s Day

    The celebration of Valentine’s Day began to influence our society’s culture, especially among the youngsters, around the end of the 1980s along with the emergence of television broadcasts showing advertisements or films with the celebration as the theme.

    Valentine’s Day celebration becomes more popular among the younger generations due to the influx of foreign culture through various media channels either electronic or print. The celebration is known to them as a day to celebrate love, which according to them, is the most appropriate moment to express the feeling of love and affection towards their dearest or loved ones.

    ✦ 14 February was the Date Christians Defeated Muslims in Cordova

    Historically, the word Valentine was after a Christian priest during the reign of Queen Isabella of Spain which was Saint Valentine. His success in defeating the Islamic government in Cordova, Spain on 14 February 270 AD gave a deep meaning to Queen Isabella so much so that he was regarded as the lover of her beloved people. Hence, February 14 is celebrated every year by the people of Cordova to celebrate the victorious day with a celebration called Valentine.

    ✦ Valentine’s Day is a Christian Festival

    History has clearly shown that Valentine’s Day is a religious festival celebrated by the Christians. If we refer to the statements of the Christians today, they still regard Valentine’s Day as a ritual in Christianity.

    In the website Spiritrestoration.org: The Premier, Ecumenical Christian Website. A Resource for Mature Christians and Scholars under the topic Definition of Religious Holy Days, under the index of Saint Valentine’s Day, it is stated that:

    “Christian celebration of the love of God presented in Jesus and in the lives of Christian believers. St Valentine was a 3rd century martyr. This day is widely observed in the USA as a secular celebration of love”.

    Written in the Catholic Encyclopaedia’s website, the recognition and in any version on St. Valentine, was that all of them were regarded as martyrs. A quote stated: “At least three different Saint Valentines, all of them are Martyrs, mentioned in the early martyrologies under the date of 14 February”.

    Based on the above facts, it is clear that Valentine’s Day is one of the celebrations which have become a ritual practice of Christianity. This automatically contradicts a principle of Islam which does not allow its followers to imitate the identity of another religion or ways of life especially in the matters involving the faith of Islam.

    ✦ Muslims Must Have Distinct Identities

    Islam cares and desires for all Muslims to have distinct identities which are different from the people of other religions. Therefore, the appreciation of the Islamic faith, the execution of ibadah, muamalah and moral as well as other traditions of the Muslims should not be the same and similar to other religion followers. In other words, Muslims must not mix their own faith and devotion with the faith and devotion of other religions.

    Allah s.w.t. has said:
    Say, “O disbelievers, I do not worship what you worship. Nor are you worshippers of what I worship. Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship. Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship. For you is your religion, and for me is my religion.” (Al-Kafirun verses 1-6)

    […]

    In this matter, the Research Panel of Faith and the Research Panel of Syari’a of the Malaysian Department of Islamic Development (JAKIM) have decided that “the practice of celebrating Valentine’s Day is haram and contradicts the teachings of Islam”. The 71st Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Affairs Malaysia Meeting which was held from 22 to 24 November 2005 concluded that: “The practice of celebrating Valentine’s Day has never been recommended by Islam. The spirit of the celebration has elements of Christianity and the practice, which is mixed with sinful acts, is contradictory and prohibited by Islam. Thus the practice of celebrating Valentine’s Day is not encouraged by Islam”.

     

    Source: Islamiq Sg

  • Ambeng Cafe Antara Empat Tempat Makanan Yang Digantung Lesen Kerana Gagal Pastikan Premis Bebas Lipas

    Ambeng Cafe Antara Empat Tempat Makanan Yang Digantung Lesen Kerana Gagal Pastikan Premis Bebas Lipas

    Empat tempat makanan, termasuk Ambeng Cafe By Ummi Abdullah, menerima notis penggantungan lesen hari ini (10 Feb) kerana gagal memastikan premis masing-masing bebas lipas.

    Keempat-empat tempat makanan itu juga menerima notis dari Penguasa Sekitaran Kebangsaan (NEA) itu kerana gagal mendaftarkan pembantu-pembantu kedai mereka.

    Menurut notis penggantungan lesen yang dimuat naik ke laman NEA, lesen Ambeng Cafe akan digantung dari Isnin depan (13 Feb) hingga 26 Februari.

    Restoran itu, menurut NEA, sudah mendapat 12 mata demerit sepanjang 12 bulan lepas.

    Selain Ambeng Cafe By Ummi Abdullah di East Village di kawasan Simpang Bedok, tiga lagi tempat makanan yang mendapat notis itu adalah:

    • Gerai Makanan Nombor 18 di Kopitiam di Pusat Beli-Belah Jurong Point
    • Gerai Nombor 2 di 536A Upper Serangoon Road
    • Gerai Nombor 2 di Blk 866A Tampines Street 83, Tampines Central Community Complex

    Operasi keempat-empat tempat makanan itu akan digantung selama dua minggu dan masing-masing didenda S$800.

    “Demi memastikan piawai tinggi kebersihan makanan dikekalkan di semua tempat makanan, kami juga ingin menasihati orang ramai yang melihat amalan kebersihan yang rendah di tempat-tempat makanan supaya jangan mengunjungi cawangan seperti itu tetapi sebaliknya, menghubungi Pusat Hubungan NEA 24-jam kami di 1800 – CALL NEA (1800 – 2255632) dengan butirannya agar kami dapat menjalankan siasatan susulan,” menurut NEA.

    SEBUAH RESTORAN DI TERMINAL 2 DIDAPATI JUAL MAKANAN TIDAK BERSIH

    Sementara itu, secara berasingan, sebuah restoran di Lapangan Terbang Changi Terminal 2 akan ditutup selama dua minggu mulai Isnin depan (13 Feb) setelah didapati menjual makanan yang tidak bersih.

    Dalam notis penggantungan operasi yang dimuat naik ke lamannya hari ini, NEA menyatakan bahawa Chutney Mary Indian Fast Food di Terminal 2 sudah mendapat 12 mata demerit sepanjang 12 bulan lepas kerana gagal mendaftarkan seorang pembantu kedai, dan kerana menjual makanan yang tidak bersih.

    Restoran itu juga didenda S$800 atas kedua-dua kesalahan itu dan lesennya akan digantung dari 13 hingga 26 Februari.

    Menurut NEA, mana-mana pemegang lesen makanan yang mendapat 12 mata demerit atau lebih dalam tempoh 12 bulan, lesen mereka boleh digantung selama dua atau empat minggu, atau ditarik balik.

    Semua pengendali makanan yang bekerja di premis yang digantung lesennya juga akan dikehendaki menjalani dan lulus Kursus Kebersihan Makanan Asas sekali lagi, sebelum dapat terus bekerja sebagai pengendali makanan.

    Agensi itu menyatakan: “NEA mengambil serius kesalahan-kesalahan ini dan ingin mengingatkan para pengendali tempat makanan supaya mengamalkan kebersihan makanan dan peribadi yang baik setiap masa, dan hanya mengambil pengendali makanan yang berdaftar.

    “NEA tidak akan teragak-agak mengambil tindakan tegas terhadap sesiapa yang didapati melanggar Akta Kesihatan Awam Sekitaran.”

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Independent Preacher: Archaic Jurisprudence Behind Swine Kerfuffle

    Independent Preacher: Archaic Jurisprudence Behind Swine Kerfuffle

    KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 ― Swine products are only “haram”, or forbidden, when ingested, according to all Muslim schools of jurisprudence except for the Shafie school widely practised in Malaysia, independent preacher Wan Ji Wan Hussin said today.

    The PKR Islamic Council leader said “archaic jurisprudence” has resulted in the sensitivity regarding the issue, and that it would never have happened if there was more openness in interpreting Islamic laws.

    “All school of jurisprudence except Shafie states that pigs are only haram when eaten. When touched, not haram,” Wan Ji said in a public post on his Facebook profile.

    “This thing became sensitive, only because of the archaicness of jurisprudence. Therefore, the issue of swine leather shoes is not an issue in societies with jurisprudence openness. The ones where it is sensitive, is with societies that are archaic in jurisprudence.”

    Muslims are strictly forbidden from eating pork and products derived from pork, with the origin coming from a Quranic verse 2:173 which prohibits “dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah”.

    The same verse states that there is no sin for those who do so when forced by necessity.

    In Malaysia, only the Sunni denomination of Islam and its Shafie school of jurisprudence are considered official.

    Wan Ji, however, contended that despite the claim that Malaysia follows the Shafie school, it does not follow that school in other matters, such as the issue of zakat, or alms, where the Shafie school specifies that it is invalid to use cash for alms.

    For example, the Shafie school specifies that the “zakat fitrah” paid during the holy Ramadan month, should be made in the form of staple food within the specific community.

    The national fatwa council has since decreed in 2003 that the payment can be made with cash equivalent to a specified value of local rice.

    “My reminder is for Malaysia to not play sentiments on these issues. Instead, they have to educate the society on the openness, not the archaicness, of jurisprudence,” said Wan Ji.

    “Parties who brought this issue up, I remind them that their actions will cause non-Muslims to hate Islam, they will be cynical towards Islam.”

    National news agency Bernama reported Tuesday Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin saying that his ministry seized 2,003 paintbrushes made with pig bristles worth almost RM11,000 in a nationwide “crackdown”.

    He reportedly said the brushes were confiscated under the Trade Descriptions (Goods Made from any Part of Pig or Dog) Order 2013, which states that such products must be labelled and separated from other goods.

    Punishments for violations of the minister’s order are RM100,000 fines, three years’ jail or both for individuals, while corporations face fines of up to RM250,000.

    Subsequently, Muslim Consumer Association of Malaysia (PPIM) called for a logo to differentiate items containing pig-derived parts to inform the “not that smart” Muslim consumers.

     

    Source: www.themalaymailonline.com