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Texas now has a barbecue joint whose menu is entirely halal. At the end of March, CJ and Sabrina Henley opened Yearby’s Barbecue, named in honor of CJ’s grandfather, in the small town of Pilot Point, about an hour north of Dallas. “Halal BBQ is what we do” is printed on their purple food truck, but the husband and wife—who are Muslim and keep halal—are focused on making barbecue that can stand up to the best in the state, halal or not. “We never wanted to be seen as just the halal place,” CJ said. “We want it to be good to everybody.”For those unfamiliar with halal food’s place in the Islamic religion, it is similar to the kosher designation in Judaism. Certain foods—known as…
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