11-11-2015 18:45 via theguardian.com

How I turned into a multicultural masterchef | Gary Younge

My friends’ request for halal food didn’t quite panic me but it did pose a challenge. Who knew I’d produce a dish that also fed a kosher fishtarian?New friends came to dinner with a request for halal fare. There are parts of France, I am told, where such questions are treated as a clear and present danger to the republic. In the name of secularism, some French judges have been known to rule that Muslim children be served pork chops from uncircumcised pigs that were slaughtered
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