Not just fish. Catholics are allowed to eat beaver too, since it’s technically a fish in their eyes.
No, really…I only wish I was making this up…
Ever heard of “Maultaschen”?
One of their origin stories is, that a monk created them so he can secretly eat meat on Fridays. Since the meat was cut very small and “hidden” in the dough between vegetables and other stuff, God wouldn’t be able to see it. That’s why it’s also called “Herrgottsbscheißerle” in swabian which roughly translates to “small cheater on God”.
So God can’t look through pasta dough? So you could theoretically make a “sin den” with pasta wallpaper and be safe from God’s wrath?
The bible says it’s legal to smoke crack if you do it in a room made out of pasta because if God doesn’t see it, it didn’t happen. I didn’t read the bible or anything but neither do most religious people so same difference.
This is gold!
So in the 17th century, the Bishop of Quebec approached his superiors in the Church and asked whether his flock would be permitted to eat beaver meat on Fridays during Lent, despite the fact that meat-eating was forbidden. Since the semi-aquatic rodent was a skilled swimmer, the Church declared that the beaver was a fish. Being a fish, beaver barbeques were permitted throughout Lent. Problem solved!
Catholics every Friday.
Fun fact: The McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish was invented for Catholics so they could still go to McDonald’s on Fridays.
Secondary Fun Fact: It was created by a franchise owner, against the wishes of CEO Ray Kroc, who had created a sandwich with grilled pineapple as a meat substitute for that purpose.
Yep! The Hula Burger! Something tells me Kroc got that one wrong.
Grilled pineapple is delicious.
