Beyond the Steak: A Guide to Halal Organ Meats at Fatima Bazaar
For a lot of home cooks, “the butcher counter” means steaks, chops, and ground meat — and stops there. But for anyone who grew up with Egyptian liver, South Asian kaleji, Filipino kare-kare, or Middle Eastern kidney and heart dishes, organ meats aren’t a specialty item, they’re a normal part of the weekly rotation. Fatima […]
Back-to-School Halal Meal Prep: Stock the Freezer, Pack the Lunchbox
The first few weeks of a new school year compress everything — mornings get earlier, evenings get shorter, and the question of “what’s for lunch” and “what’s for dinner” starts competing with homework and after-school activities. Fatima Bazaar’s butcher and deli counter is built to answer both questions from the same shopping trip, without a […]
Halal Butcher Near Santa Clara University & El Camino Real
Moving into a dorm, an apartment, or a shared house near Santa Clara University comes with a familiar problem for halal-observant students and families: figuring out where to actually buy halal meat, not just where to eat halal food. Fatima Bazaar’s butcher counter, on Scott Boulevard near the Homestead Road intersection, sits just off the […]
What Is Merguez? North Africa’s Spiced Beef Sausage, Explained by Fatima Bazaar
If you’ve seen “merguez” on a menu and ordered it without quite knowing what you were getting, you’re not alone — it’s one of North Africa’s most beloved exports, and one of the more quietly underrated items on Fatima Bazaar’s halal butcher counter. Here’s what it actually is, where it comes from, and how to […]
The Halal Butcher’s Cut Guide: What to Buy — and What to Cook It Into — at Fatima Bazaar
Standing at a halal butcher counter with forty-plus cuts on display is a different experience than picking a shrink-wrapped tray off a supermarket shelf — it’s better, but it helps to know what you’re looking at. Fatima Bazaar’s counter on Scott Boulevard carries a genuinely deep range across beef, goat, lamb, veal, and chicken, all […]