why isn't Sturgeon Kosher?

Answer 1

In the Jewish religion, kosher dietary laws permit the eating of fish with fins
and scales, but not fish without both fins and scales. Seafoods such as shellfish, shrimp
or lobster are also forbidden. The following is adapted from a list by an organization
responsible for certifying foods as being kosher. The list is not complete, but is a
useful guideline to those fish most commonly available.

Kosher Fish (with fins and easily removable scales): Albacore, Bass, Buffalo Fish, Carp,
Cape Capensis, Char Cod, Flounder, Goldfish, Grouper, Haddock, Halibut, Herring, Mackerel,
Mahi Mahi, Orange Roughy, Perch, Pike, Pollock, Salmon, Sardines, Snapper, Sole, Suckers,
Tilapia, Trout, Tuna, Walleye, Whitefish, Whiting.

Non-Kosher Fish (this list is not comprehensive): Catfish, Eels, Grayfish, Marlin, Shark,
Snake Mackerels, Squab, Sturgeons, Swordfish.

Sarina Kopinsky, MSc, H.Dip.Ed.


Kashrut or kashruth, kashrus (Hebrew: כַּשְרוּת, kašrûṯ) or "keeping kosher" (Hebrew: כָּשֵר, kāšēr) is the name of the Jewish dietary laws. Food in accord with halakha (Jewish law) is termed kosher in English, from the Hebrew term kashér, meaning "fit" (in this context, fit for consumption by Jews according to traditional Jewish law). The equivalent for Muslims, as per Islam, is Halal food.

There are many rules and details of kashrut, not all of which can be detailed in an article. Among different branches and communities of Orthodox Judaism there are differences of detail and nuance. Conservative Judaism generally observes a laxer set of rules than does Orthodox Judaism.

Key principles of kashrut are:

Restrictions on permissible foods (See Kosher foods):
Land animals must be mammals which chew their cud (ruminate) and have cloven hooves.
Birds of prey are prohibited
Fish must have fins and scales (non-fish seafood is prohibited)
Meat and milk (and anything made with dairy and meat products) cannot be served in the same meal, or cooked using the same dishes or utensils, or stored in a way that could cause them to intermingle. Observant Jews have separate dishes for meat and milk.

In other words - 'fish must have scales'.

Hope this answers your question.

Answer 2

Check out the full explanation on kosherquest.org

Here are the relevant excerpts:

"Fish which have fins and scales are kosher. Fish which only have fins are not kosher. Of the four types of scales, clenoid, cycloid, ganoid and placoid, only clenoid and cycloid scales are valid according to the Torah. Gandoid is the type found on sturgeon . . . .

"The scales must be true scales that can be removed without damaging the skin of the fish. As it says in the Torah – “These you may eat of the fishes, all that have fins and scales…” (Vayikrah XI:9-12) Bony tubercles and plate or thorn-like scales that can be removed only by removing part of the skin are not considered scales in this context. Some fish that have such scales, such as eels, lumpfish, shark, sturgeon, and swordfish, are not kosher. "

Answer 3

Kosher food is food prepared in accordance with Jewish dietary laws in the Torah. Any other answer is stupid. The rabbi does not "bless" the machinery or food. Read up on it. By the way, I'll have two with and a Celray and a schnitzel of Matzoh ball soup. Don't forget a smear of chopped liver, and just a nosh of a kasha knish. Hey Poohbear, you don't have to be Jewish to love Levi's. Such a meshuganah!

Answer 4

Is Swordfish Kosher

Answer 5

Is Eel Kosher

Answer 6

That is strange when one of the most popular items at Barney Greengrass in NYC it there smoked sturgeon, so it must be only frequented by non observent or conservetive clientele.

Answer 7

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Kosher food is food prepared in accordance with Jewish Dietary Laws. In their most "biblical" form, Jewish Dietary Laws state: Pork, rabbit, eagle, owl, catfish, sturgeon, and any shellfish, insect or reptile are non-kosher. Other species of meat and fowl must be slaughtered in a prescribed manner to be kosher. Meat and dairy products may not be made or consumed together. A kosher food that is processed or cooked together with a non-kosher food, or any derivative of a non-kosher food, becomes non-kosher. For example, food coloring derived from a shellfish and used in a cake makes the cake non-kosher. While Jewish Dietary Laws originated in the Bible (Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 17), they have been codified and interpreted over the centuries by rabbinical authorities. Likewise, definitions of kosher have evolved in response to changes in the food industry, the Jewish People, and world culture. Due to the growing complexity of foodstuffs, the need arose for kosher certifying agencies to determine the kosher status of prepared food. kosher certification labels are printed on the packages of kosher food. As Jews lived in and adopted food traditions from different countries around the world and as different denominations of Judaism developed, Jewish definitions of kosher have become more varied over time. There are different Jewish ethnic cultures, different branches within Judaism, and various Jewish kosher certifying authorities in the United States that certify "kosher" based on rules that vary from liberal to conservative. Furthermore, in recent times gentiles have become more interested in kosher food. Muslims, today's number one consumers of kosher food items in the United States, may define "kosher" as food that fits the Quran's dietary laws of Halal. And people who are health-conscious may define "kosher" as food that is under special supervision. Various religious, cultural, health and quality reasons spark their interest in and color their definitions of kosher.

Answer 8

They are bottom feeding fish, and their scales are classified by the Torah as unacceptable, meaning that they cannot be removed without tearing the skin of the fish.

Answer 9

It wouldn't be kosher if it is a bottom feeder, like catfish.