Alcohol in Food

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@mercenary2k

I need some clarification on this subject matter.

Many Western Cuisine use Alcohol either Wine or Beer in preparing food.

For example, many pubs serve Beer Battered Fish and Chips or if you go to Italian Restaurants many of their sauces, they add wine to it.

Is it Haraam to eat those food putting aside the Halaal aspect.

For example, Beer Battered Fish and Chips. Is it Haraam to eat that?

I consider it Haram and I dont eat it before asking chef about the ingredient/marinade .

On sub note, there are so many options available these days for Muslims that unavailability of halal food argument almost does not hold (unless you are in the middle of dessert in tore cloths and only have alcohol available as a drink).