Fish roe, caviar — is it halal?

Ruling: Halal

Description

Roe — fish eggs, and under TR EAEU 040/2016 also eggs of molluscs and echinoderms. “Grainy caviar” is from salmonids or sturgeons; in the EAEU roe labels state the fish species. There are substitutes and “caviar analogues” — from eggs of other species and other animals, or without any eggs.

Basis of the ruling

Roe is the eggs of fish: salmon, sturgeon, capelin and others; the fish species is given on the roe label. Fish roe, like the fish itself, is halal. Ruling: halal. Under EAEU rules "roe" also covers the roe of molluscs and echinoderms — scallop and sea urchin; it is haram as food.

Names: Икра рыбная · Fish roe, caviar · بطارخ (كافيار)

Also known as: икра, рыбная икра, тобико, масаго, roe, fish roe, caviar, tobiko, masago, cod roe, pollock roe, salmon roe, ikura, lumpfish roe, balık yumurtası

Category: Foods and ingredients

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