the dietary laws #unclean

This seafood meat comes from an oversized sea snail and is native to the coasts of the Bahamas, the Florida Keys, the Caribbean, and Bermuda.

The Anatidae are the biological family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans.

Seamoss or Seaweed is an organism that lives in the sea and does not have fins or scales and cannot be eaten by the children of Israel.

Mushrooms do not have seeds, they have spores making them unclean to the children of Israel.

Catfish are so-named because of their whisker-like barbels, which are located on the nose, each side of the mouth, and on the chin. Most catfish possess leading spines in their dorsal and pectoral fins. Catfish are scaleless, a characteristic of catfishes distinguishing them from most other teleost fish.

Shrimp belongs to the crustacean family, which includes lobsters, crabs, and crayfish.Within the Crustacea, shrimps belong to the order Decapoda, which means “ten feet” in Greek, referring to the ten legs they possess. Shrimps are further classified into two suborders: Dendrobranchiata and Pleocyemata. Dendrobranchiata shrimps are also known as “prawns” and have branched gills. They are typically larger than Pleocyemata shrimps, which have unbranched gills.

Since there are so many different kinds of crabs, they have thousands of common names, such as king crab, horseshoe crab, blue crab, snow crab, coconut crab, and more. Yet, they all belong to the scientific order Decapoda, which comes from the Greek words “deka” meaning ten, and “pous” (poda), meaning feet.

Lobsters are highly allergenic. They may also become contaminated with disease-causing microorganisms or heavy metals. More sensitive individuals, such as those who are pregnant, should limit their intake. Be sure to eat fresh and fully cooked lobsters to avoid any potential bacterial contamination.

Oysters are part of the phylum Mollusca (more commonly known as molluscs) animal kingdom, including slugs, snails, octopuses, clams, and many others. Several kinds are eaten (especially raw) as a delicacy and may be farmed for food or pearls.

Escargot, in its purest form is a snail served in its shell (or, in France, it can simply just refer to a single snail). While there are, of course, snails in both bodies of water and on land, land snails are the ones sourced for escargot and other snail-based dishes.

Sushi is traditionally made with medium-grain white rice, though it can be prepared with brown rice or short-grain rice. It is very often prepared with seafood, such as squid, eel, yellowtail, salmon, tuna or imitation crab meat.

Leviticus 11:7-8 And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you. 8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.