Comments on: The Garum Debate

By: Search Answer: What’s the Connection? | Tips for the Unready

Search Answer: What’s the Connection? | Tips for the Unready — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:51:31 +0000

[...] For those of you interested in all of this, it’s worth knowing that there is still an on-going debate about whether or not some garum produced in Pompeii was kosher or not. (Seethis.) [...]

By: Search Answer: What’s the Connection?

Search Answer: What’s the Connection? — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:16:48 +0000

[...] For those of you interested in all of this, it’s worth knowing that there is still an on-going debate about whether or not some garum produced in Pompeii was kosher or not. (Seethis.) [...]

By: Allan Richardson

Allan Richardson — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:51:46 +0000

Considering that shellfish today can be much more expensive by weight than true fish, and certain shellfish were reserved to make expensive dyes (e.g. Tyrian Purple) rather than eaten, the Kosher version of garum may have even been CHEAPER! And the special labeling may have been equivalent to “day old bread” labels today.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:03:55 +0000

The Bible seems to classify animals based on where they live, rather than biological taxonomy. So you have “things that live in water,” “things that live on land,” “things that fly,” and “creepy crawlies.” That is why bats are included with birds, and why the giant fish in Jonah could actually have been a whale.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 17:32:21 +0000

Although commonly called shellfish, crustaceans and molluscs are not fish. Clearly, the rabbis considered them scaleless fish. Was this universal at the turn of the era or did many pagans consider crustaceans and/or molluscs as other than fish?

By: Burt Schall

Burt Schall — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 15:43:17 +0000

Do you think the vendors doubled their price for the glatt garum?