Greetings Carnivores,
Here’s an interesting question I have come across MANY times:
Is fish “meat”?
The answer is actually very simple, … or is it?
I was taught many years ago, ALL muscle IS meat. The body is basically broken down into muscle, fat, sinew and bone. Everything that is a muscle (including the Heart) is considered protein, and therefore … meat.
Simple, right?
Well, “if” all muscle is “meat” then, … the flesh of any fish is almost entirely muscle and therefore a protein (considered to be one of the very best sources of protein) and by the simple definition, must be “meat”, right?
Listen, … I’m going to be “Switzerland” on this one from here on out. I don’t want to upset any particular beliefs so, I just present the following for you to decide:
Catholicism considers fish to be in a separate category because they are not warm blooded mammals, do not reside on land, and breathe air and therefore ok to consume during Lent.
Fair enough.
In culinary terms, fish IS considered to be in a separate category so … is it meat??
I’ll leave it up to you to decide.
Don’t fight, lord knows there’s too much of that in the world these days. 🙂 🙂 🙂
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