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According to the Jewish Kosher food laws, Jews are allowed to eat any seafood with fins and scales. Other seafood "must be considered unfit," according to the Torah.
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Do Jews eat lobster?
No, lobster is not kosher. The reason for this is that aquatic animals must have both fins and easily removed scales in order to be kosher.
Can Jews eat crustaceans?
No.Jews cannot eat shellfish because they don't have the characteristics of a Kosher aquatic being. Any living organism that lives in the sea needs to have fins and scales to be Kosher. Shellfish have neither fins nor scales.
You are advertising a product which contains chitosan which is not kosher. However liquids are only being being filtered through chitosan. Is it or is it not kosher.?
It's not kosher because it touched the chitosan. If it did not touch it, then it would be kosher.
Are clams kosher?
Crustaceans (such as lobster and crab) and other shellfish (such as clams) are not kosher, because they lack scales. Further, all aquatic mammals (e.g. whales and dolphins) are not kosher.Hope this helps! :3
Why is sea salt kosher even though in the sea it touches many non-kosher animals?
Sea salt is a mineral and so long as anything that is non-kosher is not added to the dry salt crystals the salt is kosher. To say that sea salt is not kosher because non-kosher aquatic life lives in the ocean would be the same as saying that all fruits and vegetables are not kosher because they've come in contact with bugs.
Is using shrimp or like products for bait kosher while fishing?
Yes, using non-kosher bait is fine for fishing, this ties into the ruling that what aquatic life eats doesn't have a bearing on its kashrut status.
How is a kosher restaurant laid out?
A kosher restaurant is laid out the same way as a non-kosher restaurant. The key difference (aside from being kosher) is that kosher restaurants serve either meat OR dairy, never both.
How do you make a kosher pumpkin pie?
Make sure all of the ingredients are kosher and the utensils and kitchen it's being prepared in are also kosher.
Is sees candy kosher?
See the Related Link for a list of their products that have kosher-certification. Being in Israel, I cannot confirm their claim nor dispute it. Sees kosher-certified items
Is gluten free Kosher for Passover?
There are kosher food companies that are now making gluten-free products Kosher for Passover and all-year-round. However, something being gluten-free has no bearing on whether or not it is Kosher or Kosher for Passover.
Why is mackrel kosher being scaleless?
Mackerel meets the halachic (Jewish law) requirements for being a kosher fish because it actually does have both fins and scales - when the fish is netted, it sheds its scales. It is, therefore, a kosher fish.
What is the exact amount of salt that a Rabbi can bless in the making of Kosher salt?
Whether or not a food of any kind is kosher has nothing to do with being blessed by a Rabbi. By default, all salt is kosher unless something is added to it to render it not kosher, additives that are non-kosher are usually flavourings.
