Can Christians eat sushi? A serious question in light of the Noahic and Apostolic prohibition of blood.
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[Larry Nelson]Gravlax:
“Gravlax (gravad lax) or gravlaks is a Nordic dish consisting of raw salmon, cured in salt, sugar, and dill.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravlax
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Pickled Herring:
“Most cured herring uses a two-step curing process. Initially, herring is cured with salt to extract water. The second stage involves removing the salt and adding flavorings, typically a vinegar, salt, sugar solution to which ingredients such as peppercorn, bay leaves and raw onions are added.”
[Note: there is no “cooking” involved.]
Curing and pickling are technically kinds of “cooking,” but without heat. Civiche (“cooked in acid” - a kind of a pickle) is also a type of cooking for fish that isn’t technically “raw.”
- What is the FBFI’s position on sushi?
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- Does BJU serve sushi?
[Jim]
- What is the FBFI’s position on sushi?
- Is is wrong to eat sushi while listening to CCM?
- Does John MacArthur eat sushi?
- Is eating sushi a separation issue?
- Does BJU serve sushi?
That is good! Thanks for the Friday laugh. :-)!
It strikes me that what I’ve been told about preservation methods for fish from the Sea of Galilee implies that they were brined and dried. So there is some likelihood that Jesus ate the near eastern version of sushi, as it wasn’t “cooked” in our modern sense of “prepared with heat.”
Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.
[Jim]
- Does BJU serve sushi?
”P.O.D. Market combines the corner store with the style of a modern market, featuring grab ‘n go dining options for breakfast, lunch or any time of day, including: freshly-prepared breakfast sandwiches, burritos, wraps, sushi and salads, as well as fresh produce, bakery and coffee selections and traditional essentials found in a convenience store.” - https://bju.campusdish.com/Locations/TheDen.aspx
I can think of only one instance when we know how Jesus prepared fish. He cooked it over a fire of coals. (John 21:9) Did he eat fish prepared in other ways? That’s impossible to say.
G. N. Barkman
[G. N. Barkman]I can think of only one instance when we know how Jesus prepared fish. He cooked it over a fire of coals. (John 21:9) Did he eat fish prepared in other ways? That’s impossible to say.
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[G. N. Barkman]I can think of only one instance when we know how Jesus prepared fish. He cooked it over a fire of coals. (John 21:9) Did he eat fish prepared in other ways? That’s impossible to say.
I would suggest that the fish brought by the boy for the miracle of loaves and fishes would have had to have been salted or pickled instead of cooked—think of what would have happened to his lunch after being out all day! Now granted, it doesn’t say specifically that Christ ate of that fish, but He at least watched as everyone else did, and the salt fish trade from the Sea of Galilee (with salt from the Dead Sea) is pretty well documented historically.
Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.
Has anyone else in this group eaten blood sausage?
"Some things are of that nature as to make one's fancy chuckle, while his heart doth ache." John Bunyan
Tried it once in Germany. Wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t good enough to bother trying again. You’ve also got black puddings in England, which I haven’t tried. My stepdad’s first job in high school was actually to drive around collecting duck’s blood for making some Polish specialty.
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[Bert Perry]I would suggest that the fish brought by the boy for the miracle of loaves and fishes would have had to have been salted or pickled instead of cooked—think of what would have happened to his lunch after being out all day! Now granted, it doesn’t say specifically that Christ ate of that fish, but He at least watched as everyone else did, and the salt fish trade from the Sea of Galilee (with salt from the Dead Sea) is pretty well documented historically.
Probably smoked. Salt was a costly commodity during the time. The easiest (and cheapest) way to preserve meat/fish is by smoking.
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