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Buyer Guide — Squab Wholesale
Squab for banquet and tasting-menu programs.
Squab is not a volume protein. It is the course a chef puts on a menu when the menu needs a point of view — and the course a banquet team reaches for when the event has to feel considered. This guide covers the featured squab line in the catalog and the programs it is carried for.
Al Maraai Halal Squab
A small, rich bird that plates as a course, not a garnish. The Al Maraai line is carried for banquet, tasting-menu, and specialty retail programs — kitchens and stores that want a specialty bird with a name behind it.
- Product
- Al Maraai Halal Squab
- Format
- Halal squab · Product of France
- Programs
- Banquet · Tasting menu · Specialty retail
- Pack
- 8.8 lb box · 12 individually wrapped
Two Squab Lines, Two Jobs
From the catalog — product, format, pack| Product | Format | Pack |
|---|---|---|
| FeaturedAl Maraai Halal SquabThe featured bird — boxed, wrapped, and portioned by the bird. | Halal squab · Product of France | 8.8 lb box · 12 individually wrapped |
| Pigeon (Squab)A small, rich bird chefs plate as a feature course or a tasting-menu step. | Whole bird · Halal · Product of France | — |
Banquets: one bird, one course
Individually wrapped birds portion by the cover, which is what a banquet run sheet needs. The box stages against the event count instead of forcing a kitchen to break bulk packs mid-service.
Tasting menus: the deliberate course
Squab sits where a tasting menu turns — richer than poultry, lighter than red meat. A single bird plates as a complete course for one guest, which keeps the kitchen's math as clean as the menu's story.
Specialty retail: a named specialty line
For retail buyers, squab is a destination item — the customer who comes in for it buys the rest of the basket too. It anchors the specialty end of the game and poultry range beside quail, partridge, and rabbit.
Tell the sales team the program — an event count, a menu slot, or a retail set — and they will confirm availability and the right next step for the Al Maraai line.
Buyer Questions
Straight answers, from the catalogHow is the Al Maraai squab packed?
In 8.8 lb boxes of 12 individually wrapped squab, each bird under a pound. The birds are a product of France, and the box format portions cleanly for banquet and tasting-menu service — one bird is one course.
Is the squab halal?
Yes. The featured line is Al Maraai halal squab, and the second squab line in the catalog — pigeon (squab), a whole bird and a product of France — is halal as well. Both are listed in the game and poultry section of the catalog.
What is the difference between the Al Maraai squab and the pigeon line?
They are two separate lines. The Al Maraai squab is the featured bird, packed 12 to a box, individually wrapped. The pigeon (squab) line is listed as a whole bird without a stated pack in the catalog — ask the sales team about its current format if you are comparing the two for a menu.
Plan a squab course
Send the event, the menu slot, or the retail set the bird is for. We will confirm the line and the box count logic with you.