What Foods Are Forbidden During Passover?

Learn about what foods you cannot eat during Passover, including chametz and kitniyot restrictions.

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During Passover, you are not allowed to eat or possess any foods containing leavened grains such as wheat, barley, rye, oats, or spelt that have risen. These are collectively known as chametz. Instead, consumption of matzah, which is unleavened bread, is emphasized. Additionally, many traditional Jewish households also avoid foods like rice, corn, peanuts, and legumes, known as kitniyot.

FAQs & Answers

  1. What is chametz? Chametz refers to any leavened grain products that are forbidden during Passover.
  2. What are kitniyot? Kitniyot includes foods like rice, corn, and legumes that some Jewish communities avoid during Passover.
  3. Why can’t you eat leavened bread during Passover? Eating leavened bread during Passover is prohibited as it symbolizes the haste in which the Israelites left Egypt, having no time for the bread to rise.

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