This morning at home to sort out the information, inadvertently looked at the mobile phone, a netizen in the "today's headlines" video Q&A touched me, his question is "Can The Hui people eat seafood?" I didn't click on the video, and I didn't want to waste time on this question, because I already had the answer that I thought was correct.
Screenshot of Today's Headlines
From 1993 to 1995, I worked in the Republic of Yemen, writing down what I saw and heard at that time, and expected the answer to be natural.
1994 Letter of Negotiation for the Work of the Sheraton Sana'a Hotel in the Capital of Yemen
The Republic of Yemen is a pureLy Muslim country, with 98% of the population believing in Islam and being able to regulate the leopard in terms of food requirements alone.
Although Yemen was affected by the Gulf War in that era, the economic situation declined for a time, and the lives of ordinary people were affected to a certain extent, but for foreigners in Yemen, prices were still tolerable, and citizens would be able to get by. Once upon a time, Yemen's currency, the rial, was strong, and the exchange rate for the U.S. dollar was 1:1.
Sana'a city streets
View of the alleys of Sana'a Street Market
I am a foreigner in Yemen who can't help but go to the market to buy, I am a northerner, buy more chicken, beef, buy less seafood.
Once, on Friday (Main Ma Day), a Shanghainese engineer stationed in Yemen came to the office to play, and when he was preparing lunch, he was "scolded" by him, "You fool!" Why not make seafood, the seafood here comes from the Red Sea, it is fresh and cheap, in the country is the price of cabbage..."
Later, one day, three people from the Hong Kong branch of the headquarters came to Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, to investigate the development information of the shark fin market. Friends come from afar and are happy! As a southerner, he loves to eat seafood, so it is natural to buy seafood for hospitality.
Buy back the fish and shrimp under the water pipe to rinse, a guest approached, and then there was a kind word, "I'm sorry, let you break the fee ...", at that time did not care, thought, is not to order seafood? Politely reply to the guest, "You're welcome! The seafood here is cheap, fresh, and the price of cabbage..." After listening, he looked a little surprised, smiled and walked away.
After the manager (From Nanjing) stewed the fish on the table, the guests repeatedly praised it, and the people in the office were speechless, didn't they often buy seafood that they often ate? Why are you so polite?
A remark from a guest woke us up, and even the manager, who was half a southerner, looked confused and embarrassed, and he said: Do you eat seafood regularly? I answered: Foreigners in the market choose what they want, I will buy. He said, "Do you know what kind of fish this plate is?" What kind of shrimp is that plate? No, the people in the office don't know the specific name of the seafood. Finally, in his words, we opened our eyes and gained insight.
Take a photo while working in Yemen
It turned out that the seafood I bought was very talkative, one fish was grouper, the other was mouse spot, and those shrimp were shrimp, which were rare species along the coast of China; according to him, according to the market situation in Hong Kong that year, the price of each kilogram of rat spotted fish was 500 Hong Kong dollars.
Later, I have a deep understanding and consultation on the situation of eating seafood among local Muslims, it turns out that Yemen's Muslims have clear requirements for eating seafood, where a lot of seafood they are cautious about entering, there is a fish name, but there is no fish shape of seafood, as well as fish body without fish scales seafood, are characterized as Muslims can not enter the seafood varieties, so Yemeni Muslims are cautious and careful in eating seafood, for fear of violating the islamic teachings and condemned and disdainful, so that, Like our common loach, with fish, catfish, yellow eel without fish scales, like turtles, shrimp, seahorses and other fish-shaped, Muslims are forbidden to eat.
Is it any wonder that Yemen's seafood markets are generally the domain of foreigners? Very particular local Muslims do not patronize, and 2% of non-Muslims who see locals buy seafood.
It is only what you see, hear and think, and please point out and understand any inappropriate points.