Are chicken and fish considered meat and not allowed with dairy?
The Short Answer: Neither chicken nor fish meet the Torah’s criteria for meat (in this context). Chicken1, however, is rabbinically considered meat and forbidden with dairy. The Askmoses Answer: The Torah says2 “do not cook a kid in its mother’s milk”. The oral tradition3 tells us that (in the Torah’s classic way of conveying many messages through limited words) the Torah is teaching us many laws through this enigmatic verse. For example: “kid in its mother’s milk” is not limited to a young animal in its biological mother’s milk, rather the Torah is describing the general definition of meat for this law. One of the criteria for “meat” in this context is that its mother gives milk. since people consider chicken to be a form of meat, it is now in the category of meat and may not be eaten with dairy.This then does not include poultry or fish4. Thus technically speaking, there is no Biblical prohibition against eating chicken or fish with dairy. However, this poses a problem: many people d
