May one have fish and meat on the same table while eating?[1]
Some Poskim[2] rule that one should not serve meat and fish on the same table, as one may come to eat them together. Other Poskim[3], however, rule that from the letter of the law there is no issue with doing so, and that so is the custom dating back generation although some are accustomed to being stringent.[4] [Practically, the custom is to be stringent to bring one after the other and not have them at the table at the same time despite there being no prohibition in the matter.]
[1] See Hakashrus page 427
[2] Darkei Teshuvah 116:13; Kaf Hachaim O.C. 173:6
[3] Shevet Halevi 6:111; Yabia Omer 1 Y.D. 9; Sefer Hakashrus ibid
[4] The reason: As by a matter of danger people are more careful. [Poskim ibid]
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