A grandad says he feared for his life as a stranger pointed a 'gun' at him and opened fire in broad daylight. Vincent Regan heard a 'clicking sound' when the man pulled the trigger of the suspected firearm.
22.07.2023 - 15:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
With fish being halal I always presumed that sushi would be okay to eat as a Muslim. However, many years ago I learned that a common ingredient used for the Japanese delicacy was mirin.
Mirin,or rice wine is a type of rice wine that is similar to sake, is commonly used in Japanese food and contains low levels of alcohol - making it haram. This meant that I very rarely ventured into the culinary world of Japanese food, let alone sushi.
However, this has recently changed thanks to the takeaway sushi spot on Oxford Road. One Sushi opened back in December, under the name Ikkan Sushi, but has since had a name change.
Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features.
It has become a popular sushi spot in Manchester and, with their whole menu being halal, it gave me a chance to finally try the famous cuisine.
For my visit I had the seared nigri combo which came with prawn, eel, salmon and beef sushi on rice and their salmon platter. This was a big combo box that included a prime salmon sashimi and salmon sushi.
Manager of the store Eddie Chow schooled me in the custom of mixing the soy sauce and wasabi that the sushi would be dunked in, as well as the correct way to hold my chopsticks. Then it was time to feast.
Getting over the wiry and gummy texture of the raw fish was the hardest part of the taste test. I also had to contend with the unexpectedly hot wasabi that singed a good few strands of my nose hairs off.
But, the sushi was delicious. The prawns, eel and salmon tasted fresh and light but also filling. The medium rare beef sushi was the most disappointing thing on the platter, but it was saved by the glorious rice.
We have to talk about the rice. I told Eddie it was the
A grandad says he feared for his life as a stranger pointed a 'gun' at him and opened fire in broad daylight. Vincent Regan heard a 'clicking sound' when the man pulled the trigger of the suspected firearm.
Fans have rushed to respond to Molly-Mae Hague's 'new era' as she shared a change when it comes to the fashion stakes. The influencer is no stranger to putting on glamorous displays and showing off her more laid-back, everyday looks.
The family of a teenager found dead near the hospital she was receiving treatment has told an inquest of 'systemic failures' in the days leading up to her death.
Gemma Atkinson has shared a three-week warning with her fans and followers but it's more for herself as she plans a comeback following the birth of her second child. The Hits Radio host is now a doting mum-of-two after welcoming a baby boy with Gorka Marquez.
A property developer - described as 'community minded' - was hiding a dark secret. He was trafficking huge amounts of cocaine under the pseudonym "Covid Kid".
Life was just getting started for Paul Baddeley when his world came crashing down around him.
Zachary Levi isn’t afraid an actor afraid to voice his views, particularly on why “Shazam!: Fury Of The Gods” did so poorly at the box office earlier this year. But the actor had to clarify comments he made at a Manchester Comic-Con last week about the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike went viral.
A young mum who was going from job to job making ends meet for years has seen her life take a turn for the better after responding to a Facebook post.
Netflix documentary Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case has shocked viewers, but many have been left looking for answers.The new documentary details a devastating case from over two decades ago about the abduction of a 21-year-old woman, Lucie Blackman.The young woman was living in Tokyo and working as a hostess when she went missing on July 1, 2000. But what happened to Blackman and her abductor? Here’s everything you need to know about the case.In the documentary, it was revealed that Lucie Blackman was working as a hostess and agreed to have dinner with a wealthy Japanese client, Joji Obara, before taking him back to the club where she worked.After meeting with Obara, Blackman was never seen or heard from again.
A prison officer accused of murdering his friend told jurors that he feared he was going to ‘possibly rape’ him so put him in a chokehold to ‘regain control’.
The chaos in the city centre that led to four police officers being attacked last night started after knives were thrown over a fence at a birthday party, the M.E.N. has learned.
With energy bills, interest rates and house prices soaring, it has never been so tough for aspiring first-time buyers to get a foot on the property ladder. With the average age of a first-time buyer in the UK now 34, many young people nowadays have no choice but to rent until they have managed to save up enough for a deposit.
There used to be a bit of food snobbery surrounding Greggs. A bit like Aldi and Lidl, it was never as cool to shop there as it is now.
Erik ten Hag finally managed to capture his man on Thursday when Andre Onana's arrival from Inter Milan was officially announced.
A man with a brain tumour claims he was turned away from a Manchester bar after being told he was 'too drunk'. David Twentyman says he was actually displaying symptoms brought on by radiotherapy.
A soldier who died on a railway line had been on 'unescorted leave' from a psychatric hospital, a pre-inquest review was told.
A tourist was told he was 'lucky to be alive' after waking up in hospital following a crash in Manchester. Dean Gustafson was visiting the city for a day from Oxford on July 8 when he was hit on Oxford Street, close to St Peter's Square.
Manchester United are now on the verge of announcing the signing of Inter Milan's Andre Onana.
A once 'outstanding' faith school in Manchester is out of special measures nearly two years after Ofsted inspectors deemed it 'inadequate'. But the schools watchdog says King David High School still requires improvement.
A motorbike rider who died after a collision with a BMW in east Manchester had 'pulled a wheelie' beforehand but was 'without a shadow of a doubt there to be seen' jurors have been told.