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Is Sea slug kosher?

No — Sea slug is not kosher under Jewish dietary law.

Not kosher. Sea slugs are shell-less gastropod molluscs — the same category as snails and abalone.

Sea slug (Nudibranchia)

Image: Photo by Géry PARENT · licensed Public domain · source

Scientific name
Nudibranchia
Also known as
Nudibranch
Category
shellfish
Fins & scales
No fins ✗ , no scales ✗
Kosher status
Not kosher

About Sea slug

Soft-bodied marine gastropods, often brilliantly colored. Eaten in parts of East Asia.

Kosher ruling

Not kosher. Sea slugs are shell-less gastropod molluscs — the same category as snails and abalone.

Source: Orthodox Union

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