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Are all kosher fish also kosher for Passover?🤔
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Rabbi Chaim Goldberg, OU Kosher Rabbinic Coordinator, breaks it down.
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Are you folks wondering if this fish is
kosher for Passover? Fun fact, clean,
raw fish that haven't been treated,
flavored, seasoned, or had anything else
done to them, do not have [music] any
kosher concerns. All you're going to do
is check to make sure that it's a kosher
fish by finding a scale on the fish,
[music] removing the scale, you're good
to go. The concern is going to come in
the second stage when the fish starts to
be processed. [music] That would include
gutting the fish along the bottom or
dressing it by cutting off the head,
slicing the meat along the backbone, all
of that processing. In that case, once
the fish starts being cut, you're going
to be concerned [music] about the knife,
whatever else it was handling. You're
going to be concerned about the board,
the gloves, and also the neighbors.
Because remember, if they're putting
[music] it in a fish department, God
only knows what else was in that fish
department. So, you want to keep that in
mind before [music] you make your
Passover shopping. Make sure to buy
whole fish that haven't been cut, cut
them at home, or make sure you get it
from a fish department where they're
only handling plain fish with no
additives that could be Passover
concern. If you're getting pre-cut fish,
there's going to be a question about
where it was cut and how it was cut, and
every store is going to be a different
answer. So, you definitely want to ask
your local rabbi or call the OU hotline
for more direct answers.