Forbidden Foods II: Meat, Fish, and Eggs – Shellfish Taboos, Raw Fish Fears, and Cultural Restrictions

Are these safe to eat?

A pregnant woman sits in a bustling sushi restaurant, menu in hand. Her friends encourage her to order the salmon sashimi she has always loved, but she shakes her head. “Not while I’m pregnant,” she whispers. In another part of the world, a grandmother insists her pregnant daughter-in-law avoid shellfish, claiming it will make the baby weak. Across cult…