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Title: Is shark kosher?
Post by: White Israelite on April 22, 2008, 04:54:13 PM
Just wondering if shark is kosher? I ate it a while back (maybe a year ago) and it tasted kind of like a steak. It doesn't have scales so i'm not sure if it would qualify as kosher. It was nurse shark to be exact. Just wondering.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b1/Nurse_Shark_4472.jpg/800px-Nurse_Shark_4472.jpg)
Title: Re: Is shark kosher?
Post by: Vito on April 22, 2008, 05:01:21 PM
Most sharks are not kosher, if not all. A fish needs to have bones to be kosher, shark is all cartilage.
Title: Re: Is shark kosher?
Post by: Tzvi Ben Roshel1 on April 22, 2008, 05:10:05 PM
Not Kosher, needs fins and scales, and also not to forget the nife has to also be kosher (which is no tthat hard to do).
Title: Re: Is shark kosher?
Post by: White Israelite on April 22, 2008, 05:11:16 PM
Darn, that's a shame. It had a very unique taste.
Title: Re: Is shark kosher?
Post by: דוד בן זאב אריה on April 22, 2008, 05:14:26 PM
No Backbone that is an automatic disqualifier
Title: Re: Is shark kosher?
Post by: AsheDina on April 22, 2008, 05:35:41 PM
Just wondering if shark is kosher? I ate it a while back (maybe a year ago) and it tasted kind of like a steak. It doesn't have scales so i'm not sure if it would qualify as kosher. It was nurse shark to be exact. Just wondering.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b1/Nurse_Shark_4472.jpg/800px-Nurse_Shark_4472.jpg)

NO- barack HUSSEIN nobama is NOT KOSHER- BE CAREFUL: If it LOOKS like a shark, Acts like a shark- IT IS A SHARK. 
One time, I was eating Japanese food with my friend- I like cucumber rolls, I asked if this litte tablet looking thing was tofu- she said yes, then she turned around AND Laughed and said: HAHAH THAT WAS SHARK- EW! it was GROSS- so in my little opionion- EW- no TYVM.
Title: Re: Is shark kosher?
Post by: דוד בן זאב אריה on April 22, 2008, 05:39:03 PM
That pig. How evil.
Title: Re: Is shark kosher?
Post by: AsheDina on April 22, 2008, 05:40:46 PM
Most sharks are not kosher, if not all. A fish needs to have bones to be kosher, shark is all cartilage.

Why cant people just stick with the Hebrew National Hot Dogs?  O0 just PRETEND you are eating some exotic fierce delicacy- thats good enough for me- but then again, hanging around with David ben Moshe- He only believes that vanilla and chocolate ice cream is OK, and the rest abnormal.. no butter pecan, rocky road- etc. So- shark would DEF. be a no-no regardless, so I am TOTALLY -----safe-----  ::)
Title: Re: Is shark kosher?
Post by: AsheDina on April 22, 2008, 05:43:06 PM
That pig. How evil.

  Yes, it was STRAIGHT UP evil.  >:( Just lke I asked her: Is this avocado? She said yes... then I ate this little green avocado looking thing- and it was 'WASABI' the HOTTEST mustard in this PLANET.  >:(
Title: Re: Is shark kosher?
Post by: Dr. Dan on April 23, 2008, 01:00:11 AM
nope..

No scales or fins.

Kosher fish have to have scales and fins.
Title: Re: Is shark kosher?
Post by: Rubystars on April 23, 2008, 01:47:03 AM
It's a good idea not to eat shark if you can help it, even if they were kosher, especially shark fin, because many sharks are becoming endangered or threatened due to trade for their meat.
Title: Re: Is shark kosher?
Post by: DownwithIslam on April 23, 2008, 03:14:23 AM
I don't really have any interest in eating shark. I like salmon, Tuna and carp. I am not into exotic foods.
Title: Re: Is shark kosher?
Post by: Ari on April 23, 2008, 04:06:12 AM
I've made a pact.  As long as sharks don't eat me at the beach, I won't eat them. O0
Title: Re: Is shark kosher?
Post by: White Israelite on April 23, 2008, 12:59:00 PM
It's a good idea not to eat shark if you can help it, even if they were kosher, especially shark fin, because many sharks are becoming endangered or threatened due to trade for their meat.

Yes have heard that as well, watched a documentary on my XBOX 360 about sharks in HD, was saying like 8 million sharks killed for every 1 human. I know some species are becoming more rare due to overfishing, hammerheads I believe are now listed as one of the most rare as well as river sharks. The most aggressive sharks here in Florida are bull sharks, haven't eaten them before though. I have never had sharkfin soup, sounds nasty, I guess it's a delicacy in some Asian countries, and then in Japan, I guess some people eat Jellyfish.
Title: Re: Is shark kosher?
Post by: Americanhero1 on April 23, 2008, 01:03:30 PM
Shark is good and so is alligator
Title: Re: Is shark kosher?
Post by: DownwithIslam on April 23, 2008, 01:25:24 PM
It's a good idea not to eat shark if you can help it, even if they were kosher, especially shark fin, because many sharks are becoming endangered or threatened due to trade for their meat.

Yes have heard that as well, watched a documentary on my XBOX 360 about sharks in HD, was saying like 8 million sharks killed for every 1 human. I know some species are becoming more rare due to overfishing, hammerheads I believe are now listed as one of the most rare as well as river sharks. The most aggressive sharks here in Florida are bull sharks, haven't eaten them before though. I have never had sharkfin soup, sounds nasty, I guess it's a delicacy in some Asian countries, and then in Japan, I guess some people eat Jellyfish.


I used to love the original xbox. I have not played video games in many years though as I am way too busy. I remeber I used to play xbox live even back then hehe.
Title: Re: Is shark kosher?
Post by: White Israelite on April 23, 2008, 02:30:50 PM
It's a good idea not to eat shark if you can help it, even if they were kosher, especially shark fin, because many sharks are becoming endangered or threatened due to trade for their meat.

Yes have heard that as well, watched a documentary on my XBOX 360 about sharks in HD, was saying like 8 million sharks killed for every 1 human. I know some species are becoming more rare due to overfishing, hammerheads I believe are now listed as one of the most rare as well as river sharks. The most aggressive sharks here in Florida are bull sharks, haven't eaten them before though. I have never had sharkfin soup, sounds nasty, I guess it's a delicacy in some Asian countries, and then in Japan, I guess some people eat Jellyfish.


I used to love the original xbox. I have not played video games in many years though as I am way too busy. I remeber I used to play xbox live even back then hehe.

What's funny is my original Xbox still works fine to this day and I bought it when it was first released November 2001. The new Xbox 360 though overheats a lot and has some problems but there is good games for it.

I like to download movies on it. It's fun to watch HDTV movies on my 42" Fujitsu plasma display :), ahh 1080p is so sexy.
Title: Re: Is shark kosher?
Post by: Khazan on April 23, 2008, 08:34:19 PM
are you orthodox?  If so (and if not) are you bothered that you ate it?

I love shark fin soup at the local Chinese restaurants--real Chinese food right there.  I believe my grandfather used to eat shark cartilage to help with benign tumors he had, as shark cartilage is supposed to help with that. 
Title: Re: Is shark kosher?
Post by: White Israelite on April 23, 2008, 08:44:58 PM
are you orthodox?  If so (and if not) are you bothered that you ate it?

I love shark fin soup at the local Chinese restaurants--real Chinese food right there.  I believe my grandfather used to eat shark cartilage to help with benign tumors he had, as shark cartilage is supposed to help with that. 

I'm not orthodox no, my parents were modern orthodox but I am not.