Food and Drink

Q: Is there any sunnah or recommended way to stir food, tea or coffee? Should it be stirred in a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction?

Q: Is it commendable for a Muslim to buy edible items in bags having "pictures and names" of idols of other religions. Can someone compare it with drinking of Pepsi?

Q: I buy cooked food like pizza from a shop but they sell haraam foods there too, like pork. I only buy vegetarian cooked food, is that ok? 

Q: In McDonalds, the mocha ice frappe I used to buy was said by McDonalds to be suitable for vegetarians. However, apparently the whip used on top has less than 0.05% alcohol in it. I read this statement by McDonalds: “The level of alcohol is very low and evaporates during the process. The alcohol level in the final Caramel Iced Frappe, Chocolate Chip Iced Frappe and whipped cream is less that 0.05%.“ Does this mean I can purchase the drink based on this knowledge?

Q: I saw in one of the posts that we are forbidden from eating with the left hand. In my mothers case she had a stroke and can only use her left hand, is she committing a sin by doing so?

Q: On dasara festival, the non-Muslims have given us a box of sweets, can we eat it? I think they do pooja on all the sweets or sweet boxes?

Q: What is the shariah ruling regarding eating non-Muslim foods or international foods like pizza, kfc, burgers, chinese rice, spaghettis, etc. either home prepared or bought from outside?

Q: Is it permissible to smoke hooqah? 

Q: Is it permissible to use plates that have a silver line around the plate (silver paint around the plate)?

Q: If I find a fish already dead in the sea, will it be considered as carrion? Can I eat it?