Do Fish Have Flesh?

Whether fish is meat depends on whom you ask. By some definitions, fish is considered meat, and by others, it isn't. Fish is the flesh of an animal used for food, and by that definition, it's meat.

Is chicken and fish considered meat?

Definition of Meat

The American Meat Science Association defines meat as red meat (beef, pork, and lamb), poultry, fish/seafood, and meat from other managed species (AMSA, 2017).

What kind of meat is fish?

Many vegetarians eat fish, claiming that fish is not in the same category as meats like beef or pork (the term for this sect is Pescatarian). However, fish is clearly an animal, and their tasty fillets are made of animal protein, a.k.a. meat.