Are jews allowed to eat bananas?

Answer 1

According to the food laws set forth in the Old Testament, no. But rabbis make up their own rules...kosher and scriptural are two different things.

The common store bought banana is a hybrid between two different types of bananas and its seed is sterile. It will not produce kind after kind. But

Answer 2

Yes. Outside of Israel, fruits and vegetables generally have no kosher-restrictions, other than those species which must be checked for bugs. In Israel, fruits and vegetables must be tithed (Maasrot: see a siddur [Hebrew prayerbook] for detail).

Answer 3

Religiously observant Jews would only eat a banana split if it's made with kosher ingredients (ice cream, sauces, whipped cream), bananas themselves are kosher as they're a fruit. The sundae would also have to be prepared in a kosher kitchen.

Answer 4

yes. Kosher is used to work out which meat, fish and insects are allowable.

Answer 5

A banana can be rendered non-kosher if it is cut with a non-kosher utensil, served on a non-kosher dish, and/or mixed with non-kosher food items.

Answer 6

Yes, but it has to have fins and scales

Answer 7

Not more than anyone else.

Answer 8

Yes.