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Are all kosher fish also kosher for Passover?🤔

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Are you folks wondering if this fish is kosher for Passover? Fun fact, clean, raw fish that haven't been treated, flavored, seasoned, or had anything else done to them, do not have [music] any kosher concerns. All you're going to do is check to make sure that it's a kosher fish by finding a scale on the fish, [music] removing the scale, you're good to go. The concern is going to come in the second stage when the fish starts to be processed. [music] That would include gutting the fish along the bottom or dressing it by cutting off the head, slicing the meat along the backbone, all of that processing. In that case, once the fish starts being cut, you're going to be concerned [music] about the knife, whatever else it was handling. You're going to be concerned about the board, the gloves, and also the neighbors. Because remember, if they're putting [music] it in a fish department, God only knows what else was in that fish department. So, you want to keep that in mind before [music] you make your Passover shopping. Make sure to buy whole fish that haven't been cut, cut them at home, or make sure you get it from a fish department where they're only handling plain fish with no additives that could be Passover concern. If you're getting pre-cut fish, there's going to be a question about where it was cut and how it was cut, and every store is going to be a different answer. So, you definitely want to ask your local rabbi or call the OU hotline for more direct answers.