Lox Gets a Thumbs Down from ultra-Orthodox Rabbis

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Is nothing sacred? Grub Street reports that a group of ultra-Orthodox rabbis has deemed lox nonkosher. Why?  Because salmon — and fish like cod, tilapia, flounder, and halibut — harbor a tiny parasitic worm called anisakis. Read more here.

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