Hagfish
Myxini
Not Kosher
Description
Hagfish is eaten in Korea, usually skinned, coated in spicy sauce, and grilled over charcoal or stir-fried, and it's especially popular in southern port cities. Most hagfish caught elsewhere is exported to South Korea.
Hagfish are scavengers that live on or near the sea floor, often in deep water. They're found in the northwest Pacific, the Atlantic, and around New Zealand.
Also known as
- Slime eel
- Eptatretus
Hagfish in foreign languages
| Scientific | Myxini |
| Arabic | ماخطات |
| Greek | Μυξίνος |
| Russian | Миксины |
| Chinese | 圆口纲 |
| Japanese | ヌタウナギ綱 |
Warnings & Kosher Issues
- A jawless fish with naked skin, no true fins, and a cartilage skull, so it is not kosher.
- Sometimes called slime eel, and its skin is sold commercially as eel skin even though it isn't eel.