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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Jesus died on Friday. To commemorate the death of his body, people traditionally abstained from flesh. Fish are cold-blooded and traditionally not considered flesh. It also dates back to the Jewish kosher law where fish are not considered meat either.

Some bishops have made dispensations for certain animals. Like in New Orleans, the bishop permits alligator to be eaten on Fridays. There’s a diocese in Michigan (I think) where they are dispensed to eat beaver! [/quote]

Thanks -- this makes sense if the goal is to abstain from flesh. But as you noted, people are allowed to eat various flesh like beaver, frog legs, muskrat (which is a rodent).. and eggs too (I guess that's pre-flesh?). https://www.newsobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article259005888.html

I just remember going out two Fridays ago with friends and since I couldnt' eat meat, I had escargot and a great seafood stew. That hardly seems ascetic compared to the pollo al limone I'd otherwise order.[/quote]
The ascetic element of Lent extends beyond just the Friday abstinence though. That’s what the penance and amendment of life (of your own choosing) you are supposed to undertake for Lent.

If you think eating a $40 plate of escargot is not enough of a sacrifice, you’re free to make a more modest choice in dinner. The church isn’t mandating that you deny yourself extraordinarily beyond what she upholds as her rule. A spiritual director or speaking to your parish priest might be of help in this.[/quote]

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