Kyoto Univ. cafeteria to start providing Islamic food

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TOKYO, Oct. 5 Kyodo -
Kyoto University Co-op said Monday it will start providing food permissible
under Islamic law at the university's cafeteria to meet the needs of the
increasing number of Muslim students on campus.
The cafeteria will introduce a Halal food corner from Tuesday, avoiding pork
and seasonings of pork origin, which Muslims are banned from eating. The new
menus include chicken and croquettes made of broad beans, it said.
More than 1,000 Muslims live in the city of Kyoto, many of them said to be
Kyoto University students and their families.
The rare introduction is aimed at supporting such Muslim students, whose
population is expected to rise under the university's plans to increase the
number of foreign students it accepts.
While the co-op said it had problems in arranging a cooking environment to
avoid mixing pork and pork-related seasonings with Halal food, it has solved
the issue by preparing the food at different hours.
==Kyodo