All 28 vendors to check out at BC's first-ever Halal Food Fest (PHOTOS)

At the end of this month, BC’s very first Halal food festival is happening, an absolute must-do event.

The festival will take place on Saturday, June 25 from noon to 8 pm at the Civic Plaza in Surrey and will highlight local halal cuisine.

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Halal, which is an Arabic term meaning “permissible,” refers to food that is prepared according to Islamic dietary laws and is therefore allowed to be consumed. Such foods include, but are not limited to, Zabiha meat products and fish with scales.

Taste of Malaysia (Courtesy BC Halal Food Fest and Digital Egg)

Dished was able to get a sneak peek of all 28 vendors that will be participating this year, from cakes to dumplings to biryani.

The event is free to attend, and organizers are hoping it will become an annual event. This is one summer food event you don’t want to miss.

Here’s all the vendors and their food offerings you can expect at this year’s BC Halal Food Fest:

Courtesy BC Halal Food Fest and Digital EGG

• Achee’s Cakes (cakes)
• Barakah Eats (butter chicken, biryani)
  
• Chaiiwala (chai, tea, coffee, lemonade)
• Coffee Talk (iced coffee)
• Dungan (dumplings, central asian rice)

Ketocaveman Davie (Courtesy BC Halal Food Fest and Digital EGG)

• Desh Punjab Jalebi (fresh jalebis, gol gappa[Indian Street Food])
• Fab Burger (beef burgers, chicken burgers)
• Gulberg (kebabs, biryani)
• Hot Pan Pizza (pizza, tandoori chicken)
• Indonensian Muslim Association (chicken satay, noodles, fried rice)
• Karakoram (kebabs, lamb chops, bun kabab)

Sharbat (Courtesy BC Halal Food Fest and Digital EGG)

• Ketocaveman Davie (steak bites, burgers)
• Marhaba Truck (donair)
• Taco Birria (tacos)
• MK’s Kitchen (chicken tenders, burgers, fries)
• Natkhat Mirchi (paratha roll kabob)

Time to Grill (Courtesy BC Halal Food Fest and Digital EGG)

• Kufiyah (Palestinian food)
• Pizza Art (pizza)
• Pizza Pietra (Turkish pizza)
• Prizm Foods (halal beef jerky)
• Taste of Malaysia (Malaysian food)
• Tayybeh (Syrian food)

Tayybeh (Courtesy BC Halal Food Fest and Digital EGG)

• Teapressu (bubble tea)
• Time2Grill (kababs, burgers)
• Sharbat (South Asian cold drinks, mango lassi)
• Turkish Ice Cream (Turkish ice cream)
• Biryani Chef (biryani)
• Picado (donair)

Courtesy BC Halal Food Fest and Digital Egg

BC Halal Food Fest

When: Saturday, June 25 from 12 pm to 8 pm
Where: 13450 104th Avenue, Surrey

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