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To be kosher, a fish must have both fins and scales - hence no sharks, rays or cetaceans (which were believed to be fish in the times when kashrut laws were first developed). Pollock have both and are as a result kosher.

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Is a pollock kosher?

To be kosher, a fish must have both fins and scales - hence no sharks, rays or cetaceans (which were believed to be fish in the times when kashrut laws were first developed). Pollock have both and are as a result kosher.


Is fish and chips kosher?

Fish and chips can be kosher if it`s made with kosher fish in a kosher kitchen. In fact, it was Portuguese Jews who introduced fried fish to England.


What kosher fish can be substituted for non kosher fish?

Kosher fish have fins and scales. I've attached a related link that provides a comprehensive list of kosher fish.


Can you eat fish and eggs in kosher?

Fish and chips can be kosher so long as the fish used is a kosher species and the food is prepared in a kosher kitchen with all kosher ingredients.


Can Seventh-day Adventists eat pollock fish?

Since Pollock fish have fins and scales, it is a kosher fish and there is no theological prohibition against eating it. However a majority of Seventh-day Adventists are vegetarian and do not eat meat of any kind, including fish, for health reasons.


Is grouper kosher?

The signs of a kosher fish are scales and fins. If the fish does not have either of these, then it is not a kosher fish. If it does, it is a kosher fish and one may eat it provided, of course, that it was prepared with kosher ingredients. According to "kashrut.com" (see link in related link section), the Grouper is indeed a kosher fish.


Is Opa a kosher fish?

Yes opa is a kosher fish. Any fish that is born with scales and a dorsal fin is kosher. As long as it hasn't been touched by a non kosher knife


Is the fish bassa kosher?

Basa fish, just like all other forms of catfish, is not kosher.


Is cat fish kosher?

Sawfish, also know as Carpenter Shark, are a family of rays. These fish are not kosher as they do not meet the two requirements of kosher fish: movable fins and easily removed scales.


Is the rascasse fish used in boulibasse kosher?

Rascasse fish is also known as Scorpionfish which is a kosher species. Please see the related link for a comprehensive list of kosher and non-kosher fish.


Is caviar kosher?

If it comes from kosher fish such as whitefish, yes. If it comes from non-kosher species such as sturgeon, then no.


Is swai fish kosher?

No. Swai is a type of catfish, and catfish are not a kosher species of fish.