Eating sushi or shashimi for Lent on Fridays?

[TheWiseMan]

Since no other meat except fish can be eaten on Fridays during Lent, can sushi be an acceptable alternative, especially when dining with one’s friends on the same day?

If so, barring the ones not made of fish meat, which ones would be acceptable to eat?

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[SilverLight]

Why would eating sushi be bad? Its mostly rice and some sort of fish with seaweed.

 

[TheWiseMan]

Since no other meat except fish can be eaten on Fridays during Lent, can sushi be an acceptable alternative, especially when dining with one’s friends on the same day?

If so, barring the ones not made of fish meat, which ones would be acceptable to eat?

http://www.besttakumi.com/images/sushi2.png

My justification: asianfoodgrocer.com/blog/2013/03/for-meatless-friday-this-lent.html

One prevalent thing people give up during Lent is the consumption of meat on Fridays. As such, fish is a popular choice for Friday dinner. Friday fish fries are a popular event held in many communities, where people gorge on beer-battered fried fish. But if you ask me, having fish and chips every week cannot be great for you or your love handles. A healthy and tasty alternative would be to eat sushi instead.

 

[TheWiseMan]

Why would eating sushi be bad? Its mostly rice and some sort of fish with seaweed.

Not all sushi is made of fish, as some are made of other meats, as the picture in my first post shows.

 

[SuscipeMeDomine]

Not all sushi is made of fish, as some are made of other meats, as the picture in my first post shows.

Which ones are meat rather than seafood?

We don’t eat meat on Fridays. Seafood is fine.

See this from the USCCB usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year/lent/questions-and-answers-about-lent.cfm

Fish are a different category of animal. Salt and freshwater species of fish, amphibians, reptiles, (cold-blooded animals) and shellfish are permitted.

 

[SilverLight]

Not all sushi is made of fish, as some are made of other meats, as the picture in my first post shows.

A majority is fish and fish is not meat. Neither as far as I know is squid, clam or octopus.

 

[jmjZelie]

We do sushi most Fridays throughout the year. Fish and seafood are exempt from the Friday abstinence.

 

[Tarpeian_Rock]

Of course, at some point the idea of “penitential” should surely be part of the consideration here. Lobster and shrimp are clearly “allowed” as they aren’t meat, but penitential they are not, and neither are costly servings of sushi / sashimi, which would hardly seem to be in the Lenten spirit.

 

[TheDoctor]

A majority is fish and fish is not meat. Neither as far as I know is squid, clam or octopus.

Nor are amphibians and reptiles (although a gator fry on Friday would be a little out of my comfort zone)

 

[pensmama87]

Of course, at some point the idea of “penitential” should surely be part of the consideration here. Lobster and shrimp are clearly “allowed” as they aren’t meat, but penitential they are not, and neither are costly servings of sushi / sashimi, which would hardly seem to be in the Lenten spirit.

Ocean bug meat can definitely be penitential.

 

[Xantippe]

Ocean bug meat can definitely be penitential.

Yeah.

I’ve been getting a lot of Red Lobster ads online lately, and whenever I see the lobster, I think “sea bug!”

(Living in Texas has killed my interest in stuff like crab or lobster. Don’t ask why.)

 

[Xantippe]

Of course, at some point the idea of “penitential” should surely be part of the consideration here. Lobster and shrimp are clearly “allowed” as they aren’t meat, but penitential they are not, and neither are costly servings of sushi / sashimi, which would hardly seem to be in the Lenten spirit.

I’d definitely prefer a bean burrito or curried tofu to shrimp anything.

But on the other hand, I LOVE salmon.

These things are very individual.

 

[Corki]

The rule of abstinence is not “no other meat except fish”. The rule of abstinence is to abstain from the meat and organs of mammals and fowl. There are lots of animals that are not mammal or fowl - shellfish, crustaceans, amphibians as well as fish, are acceptable to eat on days of abstinence. All of the items in the chart in post #1 are free of mammal or fowl meat.

 

[GEddie]

I don’t do sushi, but, unless you are trying to indulge in a costly menu item and call it “penance”, there would be nothing wrong with it, IMNAAHO.

ICXC NIKA

 

[TheWiseMan]

I don’t do sushi, but, unless you are trying to indulge in a costly menu item and call it “penance”, there would be nothing wrong with it, IMNAAHO.

ICXC NIKA

Well, the fact that the preparation was very little (I mean the fish will literally be raw) to speak of, and since I don’t want to gain too much weight from frying it, I thought it’d be a healthy, wise choice.

In other words, I prefer food to be prepared in the simplest way possible, without trying to be overly extravagant in its preparation.

 

[HelenRose]

Since no other meat except fish can be eaten on Fridays during Lent, can sushi be an acceptable alternative, especially when dining with one’s friends on the same day?

If so, barring the ones not made of fish meat, which ones would be acceptable to eat?

http://www.besttakumi.com/images/sushi2.png

It is my understanding that eating fish is partially a gesture of solidarity with the poor. So, eating a extravagant meal of susi in a fancy restaurant would defeat that purpose. Something like sacrificing a steak dinner for a lobster. This would hardly be a sacrifice.

 

[Xantippe]

It is my understanding that eating fish is partially a gesture of solidarity with the poor. So, eating a extravagant meal of susi in a fancy restaurant would defeat that purpose. Something like sacrificing a steak dinner for a lobster. This would hardly be a sacrifice.

True story:

I was once with a group of Americans in Russia who were offered a traditional festive Russian treat–slices of bread with a thick pat of butter topped with red caviar (salmon eggs).

We practically all carefully scraped off the caviar and ate the bread with butter.

Luxury is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[TheWiseMan]

So bluntly put, my friends and I should definitely eat sushi and sashimi on Fridays during this Lent in* moderation*. And by moderation, I mean no more than six or eight at the very most.

 

[Hoosier_Daddy]

I’d rather go hungry…

 

[LilyM]

I don’t do sushi, but, unless you are trying to indulge in a costly menu item and call it “penance”, there would be nothing wrong with it, IMNAAHO.

ICXC NIKA

Exactly. I usually opt for the less … umm … interesting types of sushi such as tuna or salmon. Hardly high end luxury food. Not sure of the cost of things like.the roe or eel in comparison, but I really don’t think any sushi is especially dear given the small portions of seafood involved.