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How Well-Acquainted are Japanese Restaurants to
Muslim Guests?One Case Practiced at Kouda Restaurant ( 甲田 )
Muhammad Reza Zaini
Islamic Dietary Laws v. Japanese Dishes at Restaurants 1
• Islamic dietary laws prohibit the consumption of several foods (such as pork, amphibian and reptiles) and beverages that contain alcohol.
• On the other hand, Japanese government encouraged local restaurant owners to be aware of Muslim dietary laws as a strategy to boost Japan’s image as a tourist-oriented nation and to prepare for large influx of foreign tourist at Tokyo Olympic 2020.
• Despite the encouragement, many Japanese restaurants generally still unfamiliar with the Islamic dietary laws.
• There are some useful phrases for Muslim guests to order at Japanese restaurants:o Watashi wa buta-niku o taberu koto ga dekimasen. (I don’t eat pork).o Sumimasen, [Name of Food] ni wa buta-niku wo tsukawa nai de kudasai. (I want the [Name of
Food] without pork).
• As a hint, foods containing pork have 豚肉 inscription and foods containing alcohol have 酒 inscription on it list of ingredients.
• In this presentation, the writer had managed to explained and created a guideline for Koda (sometimes transliterated as Kouda) Restaurant on how to deal with Muslim costumers.
Islamic Dietary Laws v. Japanese Dishes at Restaurants 2
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“The safest way is to provide Muslim guests with vegetables”
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Muhammad Reza Zaini (Left) with Mr. Kouda ( 甲田さん )
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Received gifts from Kouda ( 甲田 ) for my assistance.