Why is fish not meat?!


Question: Why is fish not meat!?
That confuses me!. A fish is a living thing just like a cow or a chicken!. It just lives in the water!. And besides, it smells really bad!.!.!.and tastes worse than land meat!. Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Culture and religion!.

When you give up meat for good friday, fish is still allowed!. It's Biblical!.

also, some people don't associate fish with meat because you catch it in the wild, it's not factory farmed!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

It really depends upon your perspective!. In some cultures (for example, in Hawai'i) fish do not have souls as other animals do!. It is the presence of a soul that creates the aversion to eating meat!. Because fish "don't have one", it is alright for a vegetarian to eat the fish!.

I think it is mostly a matter of personal preference!. I happen to be a pesce-vegetarian myself, but I know many other vegetarians who do not eat land OR sea animals!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

To echo the sentiments of everyone else, fish IS meat!. People who label themselves as vegetarians but still eat fish are technically pescetarians, but probably label themselves as vegetarians for simplicity's sake!. For the most part, this is kind of frowned upon because it just confuses people!. Hope this helps!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

It is meat!. It's the flesh of an animal, which makes it meat!. Some people narrow the definition of meat to mammals, though!.

If you're vegetarian you don't eat fish or any other animal!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Because the Catholic Church says it's fish not meat, but vegetarians still don't eat it, because its an animal!.

Fish probably think we smell really bad too!.

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Fish IS meat!. Meat is FLESH from an animal!.!.!. a fish IS an animal!.!.!. what is there to be confused about!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

it is meat!.!.!. just a really different meat XD i mean vegetarians wouldn't eat it, and they usually eat eggsWww@FoodAQ@Com

Fish is meat!. Some vegetarians choose to eat it, they are called pescetarians!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Who says it's not a meat!?

Some people eat fish but not other meat!.!.!. so what of it!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

It is meat!.!.flesh is meat and fish have flesh!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

it is meat

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some people just dont think it is because it is not "cute or cuddley"Www@FoodAQ@Com

fish is meatWww@FoodAQ@Com

Its seafood it comes out of water so therefore,its not meatWww@FoodAQ@Com

b/c it has no profile!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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