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Rohaizad, Industry Columnist on 21 January 2016 What is Wagyu beef? “Wagyu” literally means “Japanese cattle.” Wagyu beef comes from the four main breeds of cattle in Japan: Japanese Black, Japanese Brown, Japanese Poll and Japanese Shorthorn, as well as crossbreeds that result from interbreeding among those four breeds. Wagyu beef can't be claimed unless it comes from one of the breeds…
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Rohaizad, Industry Columnist on 7 October 2015 It seems that these days, vegan campaigners took their quest more than meal preference and believed everyone should join their camp. But for a Muslim, it is more than just a fancy look to be vegan, as if this is a trendy thing to do these days. They foster the idea that Veganism is based…
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Admin HiQ on 8 February 2015 Is Bread Halal? In making bread, yeast is required so that the dough can expand. Yeast is usually added after the flour is mixed with water and then stirred evenly. After that, the dough is left for a few hours. Yeast itself is a microorganism, a small living creature, and usually of the type of…
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Rohaizad, Industry Columnist on 3 February 2015 A truffle is the fruiting body of a subterranean Ascomycete fungus, predominantly one of the many species of the genus Tuber. Some of the truffle species are highly prized as food. Wikipedia Truffles are a fungus that grows in the earth in forested areas, Usually in the shade near trees. They can be found most…
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Admin HiQ on 27 January 2015 The 95th Discourse of the Fatwa Committee of the National Fatwa Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia convened on 16th-18th June 2011 and discussed the Ruling on the Consumption of Genetically Modified Food. The Discourse made the following decisions: After listening to the briefing and explanation from Y. Bhg. Prof. Dato’ Dr. Yaakob Che Man,…
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Rohaizad, Industry Columnist on 26 January 2015 Cochineal Carmine (/ˈkɑrmɪn/ or /ˈkɑrmaɪn/), also called a crimson lake, cochineal, natural red 4, C.I. 75470, or E120, is a pigment of a bright-red color obtained from the aluminum salt of carminic acid; it is also a general term for a particularly deep-red color of the same name. The pigment is produced from some scale…
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