Dog_N_Pop t1_j6lcqn3 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:25 AM Reply to ELI5: when people give up red meat for lent, why do they always eat fish instead? Aren't chicken and turkey white meats too? by Inanimatepony Historically fish were actually considered closer to birds than land animals, and so their meat wasn't prohibited in the same way red meat was and is today on Fridays. Permalink 0
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Reply to ELI5: when people give up red meat for lent, why do they always eat fish instead? Aren't chicken and turkey white meats too? by Inanimatepony
Historically fish were actually considered closer to birds than land animals, and so their meat wasn't prohibited in the same way red meat was and is today on Fridays.