On May 8, 5:52*pm, "Pete C." > wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote:
>
> > I know kosher salt (and other kosher food) has been discussed to death
> > here over the years - but I was on a recipe hunt this afternoon and one
> > of my cookbooks had a recipe that called for kosher shrimp.
>
> > Huh?
>
> > I have never seen it sold as such here (but then I've never looked for
> > it). I can understand beef/pork/lamb/poultry having to be blessed
> > and/or free of banned substances/whatever - but shrimp? Is this because
> > of all the farmed shrimp one can get these days?
>
> > BTW, I marked a couple thouands posts as read 20 minutes ago (tried to
> > catch up and decided it was futile) - so if this has already been asked
> > and answered, I apologize in advance.
> > --
> > Cheers
> > Chatty Cathy
>
> Sounds like a joke to me, like kosher ham. I'm not Jewish, Muslim nor an
> expert on such things but I thought all shellfish were inherently
> un-kosher.

They are, but there are ersatz versions of just about everything these
days. Ask a vegetarian what they do when they have a craving for
bacon and eggs. None of it tastes like the real thing, but if you
haven't eaten the real thing in a while or ever, it's a tolerable
substitute.

maxine in ri