[Avodah] Maris Ayin, Kidney Fats of a Chaya

[Zev Sero via Avodah]

On 19/08/17 20:30, Rabbi Meir G. Rabi via Avodah wrote:
> I believe there is no Maris Ayin banning eating deer kidney with its fats.
> So there you sit eating what looks to be for all intents and purposes, 
> Cheilev
> and you may eat it without any fear that a passerby will mistakenly 
> think you are transgressing a Chiyuv Kares.


My understanding is that chelev and shuman are physically different 
substances, and chayos simply do not have chelev.   I don't know whether 
deer have no kidney fat at all, or if they have shuman around their 
kidneys instead of chelev, but either way one is not eating something 
that is identical to chelev so there is no question.  (The difference 
may not be visible to the undiscerning eye, but in that case you could 
ask the same question about beef shuman; why don't we worry that someone 
will think it's chelev?  Obviously we don't worry about that because an 
observer has no reason to suspect it's chelev, so why should he jump to 
that conclusion?)


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