Is Scampi Halal?
The term “scampi” is used for different things:
(a) in America (and sometimes elsewhere), “scampi” refers to a shrimp dish made with garlic butter. Given the permissibility of shrimp, according to the sounder position in the Hanafi school, this dish would be permitted. [ Please search (https://isithalalorharam.com) for related answers on shrimp or prawn. ]
(b) in much of Europe, “scampi” is used to refer to a type of lobster dish. Given the impermissibility of lobsters in the Hanafi school, this “scampi” would be impermissible.
In most countries, especially Italy, scampi means the peeled tail of pretty much any kind of prawn but in the UK it refers to the meat of just one special prawn: the langoustine. Langoustine is a small lobster found in the colder waters of Scotland, Ireland and Norway.
However, the following important details:
“… but in the US, especially in the popular Red Lobster seafood restaurants, shrimp scampi is made with garlic butter and white wine.
“Although Red Lobster’s website doesn’t mention it, if you go into the actual restaurant, the menu will tell you that the shrimp scampi is made with white wine.
“I’ve included a couple websites that feature shrimp scampi. Please note the use of white wine.
http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/527/Red_Lobster_Shrimp_Scampi44256.shtml
http://southernfood.about.com/od/shrimprecipes/r/bln81.htm
Generally, when dining out, it pays for people to ask the food server what’s in the recipe. You’d be amazed at the number of dishes that contain alcohol or pork, the latter being very prevalent here in the South.”
When buying scampi in the UK they generally consist of the following ingredients:
Scampi tails with added water (40%), Breadcrumbs (contains Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iran, Niacin, Thiamin), Salt, Yeast. Batter (contains: water, Wheatflour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin) Rapeseed oil, Stabilisers: Sodium Tripolyphosphate.
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