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Is Squid kosher?

No — Squid is not kosher under Jewish dietary law.

Not kosher. Squid are cephalopod molluscs without fins or scales. Calamari is fried squid.

Squid (Teuthida)

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Scientific name
Teuthida
Hebrew name
דיונון
Also known as
Calamari, Ika, Loligo
Category
shellfish
Fins & scales
No fins ✗ , no scales ✗
Kosher status
Not kosher

About Squid

Marine molluscs with elongated bodies, eight arms and two longer tentacles. Related to octopus and cuttlefish.

Kosher ruling

Not kosher. Squid are cephalopod molluscs without fins or scales. Calamari is fried squid.

Source: Orthodox Union, Chabad

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