Is alligator seafood?

An alligator is certainly not a fish, and it certainly does have meat. But the custom of abstaining from meat on Fridays is abstinence from the flesh of mammals and birds. Fish, reptiles, amphibians, insects, etc., are exempt from this. Since an alligator is a reptile, those who abstain from meat on Fridays are free to eat alligator if they wish. read more

Government says no but the Catholic Church says that, for the purposes of Lent, alligator it is a seafood. read more

Discussion in 'The Okie Corral' started by Rabid Rabbit, Jun 13, 2011. read more