Jellyfish
Scyphozoa
Not Kosher
Description
Only about a dozen jellyfish species are harvested for food, mostly in Southeast Asia. The umbrella and arms are cured with salt and alum over several weeks, then eaten cooked or raw, often shredded with oil, soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar.
Most jellyfish are marine and live worldwide, from surface waters to the deep sea, with a few in fresh water. Some populations are penned into coastal saltwater lakes like Jellyfish Lake in Palau.
Also known as
- Moon jelly
- Box jelly
- Cnidaria
- Sea jelly
- Medusa
Jellyfish in foreign languages
| Scientific | Scyphozoa |
| Hebrew | מדוזות סוכך |
| Arabic | فنجانيات |
| Spanish | Escifistoma |
| Portuguese | Cifozoário |
| French | Méduses |
| Italian | Scifozoi |
| German | Schirmquallen |
| Greek | Σκυφόζωα |
| Russian | Сцифоидные |
| Turkish | Büyük denizanaları |
| Chinese | 钵水母纲 |
| Japanese | 鉢虫綱 |
| Korean | 해파리강 |
| Hindi | साइफोजोआ |
| Thai | ไซโฟซัว |
Warnings & Kosher Issues
- A cnidarian with no fins and no scales, so it is not kosher.
- The stinging cells can inject venom on contact, and stings range from mild to deadly depending on the species.