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Default fish vs other seafood


"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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>> "James" > wrote in message
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>>>I understand eating fish is healthy. Is this also true of other
>>> seafood? I'd rather eat raw oysters, lobsters and crabs than just
>>> fish.

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>> To varying degrees. Shellfish is not considered as healthy as fish rich
>> in Omega 3 oil. Shellfish are bottom feeders and not considered kosher
>> for that reason.

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> Actually the fact that they don't have scales makes them unkosher. Many
> fish with scales are bottom feeders.
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Fish That Is Allowed:


Fish must have both fins and scales that are detachable from the skin. All
fish which have them are allowed.

Fish That Is Not Allowed:

All shellfish (shrimp, lobster, clams, oysters, scallops, etc.) and
crustaceans (crabs, crayfish/crawfish, etc.)


Scavengers/"Bottom-feeders" (such as catfish, monkfish), unless they have
fins and scales.

Sturgeon (and, by extension, sturgeon caviar) and swordfish – some
Conservative opinion finds these acceptable.