# The heck are kosher shrimp???

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heck-are-kosher-shrimp/58771>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 20, 2001, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heck-are-kosher-shrimp/58771 "2001-03-20T20:39:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2001, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heck-are-kosher-shrimp/58771/1 "2001-03-20T20:39:22Z")

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[http://www.jewishtvnetwork.com/](http://www.jewishtvnetwork.com/)

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**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2001, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heck-are-kosher-shrimp/58771/2 "2001-03-20T20:47:16Z")

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I believe that the word refers to imitation “shrimp,” made from kosher fish.

I (for obvious reasons) have no idea how closely this approximates the taste of genuine shrimp.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2001, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heck-are-kosher-shrimp/58771/3 "2001-03-20T21:05:18Z")

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Thanks, I was beginning to wonder about the “gills and scales” thing.

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**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2001, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heck-are-kosher-shrimp/58771/4 "2001-03-20T23:24:28Z")

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I’ve had these artificial shrimp at the Pizza Hut in Haifa, Israel, and they’re not bad. They don’t taste 100% like real shrimp, but they’re a close approximation.

Robin

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2001, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heck-are-kosher-shrimp/58771/5 "2001-03-21T20:13:00Z")

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I’ve had kosher bacon (beef) that was perfectly edible, so I can accept fake shrimp. Hell, you can hardly FIND real crabmeat anymore!

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2001, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heck-are-kosher-shrimp/58771/6 "2001-03-22T16:55:10Z")

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I just made some crab cakes Monday night with real crab. Pretty much all the fresh seafood was on sale at Giant, with the real crab at half price!