Halal or legal food for Moslem has become a new trend in some countries around the world. Today, many restaurants and food stands are offering halal food for many Moslem citizens nearby. As the trend of halal food growing, Thailand uses the perfect moment to introduce this new trend by throwing a festival called Halal Festival. The festival is held in Phuket and it successfully attracts many tourists to visit.

The Halal Festival in Phuket is an occasion which is carried out regularly by the Thailand administration and the recent festival is taken place in Saphan Hin Park. The reason of Phuket chosen as the location to throw the festival is by learning that the number of Moslem citizen in Phuket is the biggest among all provinces in Thailand. It is reported that the festival will present halal food fair during the Ramadhan and this will be ended until the end of the holy month. Thus, every Moslem in Andaman province will be able to have great moment during the fasting month.

In fact, Halal Festival becomes so popular in Thailand especially with the great number of many visitors come to the festival are not only Moslem people but other people from different religions like Budha. Moreover, this popularity has attracted many foreign tourists to enjoy the occasion as well. With a wide range of food preferences available, they don’t miss the chance to taste different foods, refreshments, and beverage. Also, the sheep meat cook is one of many favorite foods served.

Phuket popularity and status keep rising among Moslem citizens because of the rapid production of halal food and the local government has made the halal food production a priority. Therefore, Phuket is one province in Thailand that has become tourism destination for many people from the largest Moslem country like Indonesia and Malaysia. In addition, the festival is said to be over on 24 September 2010, so many tourists from Bangkok use the opportunity to come to Phuket and taste various southern halal foods.

In details, there are 40 to 50 percent of Moslem citizens of the total Phuket population today. It also has approximately fifty mosques spread all over Phuket areas. The Moslem population can also be found in villages in coastal area and Patong is one of the areas to have the biggest number of Moslem citizens in Phuket. Indeed, learning the new attraction may have bright future for Thailand, the government is on the effort to bring the Halal Festival in Phuket to create international halal food trade.