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A very non-practicing Jewish friend of mine joked that he went to the local butcher, pointed to the pork and ordered, while pointing, "that fish".

Growing up with those restrictions seems to do wonders for one's sense of humor.

In Israel it's affectionately known as "short cow".

also if you are used to asking for white meat in the US when talking about birds, please don't try to be smart and translate that into hebrew.