Can we use candy fish heads instead?

groisamomma

Thu, Sep 14 2023, 7:12 am

For those in America that use jellyfish, where have you been buying them? The companies here have stopped making them pretty long ago.

amother

Ballota

Thu, Sep 14 2023, 7:16 am

groisamomma wrote:

For those in America that use jellyfish, where have you been buying them? The companies here have stopped making them pretty long ago.

Gourmet Glatt in packaged containers.

amother

Wandflower

Thu, Sep 14 2023, 7:20 am

groisamomma wrote:

For those in America that use jellyfish, where have you been buying them? The companies here have stopped making them pretty long ago.

Seven mile market for the win!

Highstrung

Thu, Sep 14 2023, 7:21 am

groisamomma wrote:

For those in America that use jellyfish, where have you been buying them? The companies here have stopped making them pretty long ago.

I think the brand Gedilla makes them

amother

Ghostwhite

Thu, Sep 14 2023, 7:25 am

Of course. That’s what we use. That’s what we used growing up as well. I tell my kids it’s מנהג אבותינו. They don’t think this counts 😀

Elfrida

Thu, Sep 14 2023, 7:26 am

Busybee5 wrote:

Lol. We call them jellyfish in England. I wonder if they have any left in the shops!

I grew up in England, but we called them jelly fish.

As opposed to jellyfish, which apparently are edible, but definitely treif.

Hashem_Yaazor

Thu, Sep 14 2023, 7:26 am

groisamomma wrote:

For those in America that use jellyfish, where have you been buying them? The companies here have stopped making them pretty long ago.

Jelly Belly brand makes them

You can also use TJ's Scandinavian Swimmers and choose the fish from them.

Hashem_Yaazor

Thu, Sep 14 2023, 7:27 am

amother RosePink wrote:

Do you say shehechiyanu on it?

Do you say shehechyanu on fish at all?
There's no connection...

amother

Ultramarine

Thu, Sep 14 2023, 7:28 am

We’ve done this my entire life
I thought everyone did
Our fish head is exclusively for show

6000miles

Thu, Sep 14 2023, 7:48 am

It’s actually in our family tradition to teach kids on Rosh Hashana to NOT be grossed out by fish heads…
Would be nice though to get jelly fish…
Anywhere in Israel we can get it?

amother

Olive

Thu, Sep 14 2023, 8:03 am

Am I the only one who has to buy two fish heads because my boys fight over who gets to eat the eye?

amother

Snowdrop

Thu, Sep 14 2023, 8:05 am

Fish head is not a halacha. I can’t find one and I’m not planning to go to every store within a 5 mile radius, so will probably use the Trader Joe’s ones. No one eats the fish head anyway, so either way people say the Yehei Ratzon w no Shem Hashem etc.
Shehechiyanu isn’t made on a fish head, it’s made on a fruit.

amother

Candycane

Thu, Sep 14 2023, 8:10 am

groisamomma wrote:

For those in America that use jellyfish, where have you been buying them? The companies here have stopped making them pretty long ago.

Got in gourmet glatt yesterday. Had to buy the repackaged gg brand though. Couldn't find a regular package.

amother

Candycane

Thu, Sep 14 2023, 8:14 am

amother Ghostwhite wrote:

Of course. That’s what we use. That’s what we used growing up as well. I tell my kids it’s מנהג אבותינו. They don’t think this counts 😀

Minhag Yisroel Torah!
(We do a salmon head in addition though... just in case)

watergirl

Thu, Sep 14 2023, 8:19 am

amother Snowdrop wrote:

The simanim are not halacha at all like you said, so these threads asking what can be used bums me out. Do what you like or what your family does and know there is no right or wrong way to do it, and also that you don't have to do simanim at all.

Chayalle

Thu, Sep 14 2023, 8:23 am

There's no Halacha about this, just minhag. I did buy a whole fresh fish (bronzino) which I make for RH (in a pesto sauce, oven-broiled), but my girls don't touch it. You can say the Yehi Ratzon and you don't have to eat from it! But DH enjoys the fish I make very much, and I find this particular one to be less fishy/smelly.

zaq

Thu, Sep 14 2023, 8:41 am

Busybee5 wrote:

Lol. We call them jellyfish in England. !

What do you call the floating marine invertebrate with trailing stinging tentacles--medusas?

mommyla

Thu, Sep 14 2023, 9:00 am

groisamomma wrote:

For those in America that use jellyfish, where have you been buying them? The companies here have stopped making them pretty long ago.

Jelly Belly makes them, and I got a package of Gedilla ones at Kosher West a couple of days ago.

We've always called them jelly fish!

amother

Banana

Thu, Sep 14 2023, 9:02 am

amother Olive wrote:

Am I the only one who has to buy two fish heads because my boys fight over who gets to eat the eye?

My boys used to do this too! They grew out of it but my younger daughter insists on telling everyone that her brothers eat the fish eye. I keep telling her to quit it or she'll ruin their chances at shidduchim. LOL

PinkFridge

Thu, Sep 14 2023, 9:16 am

ap wrote:

What do you do with all the tails?

Use them for the other dagim siman.