The special Jewish food for Passover is "Matza," unleavened bread baked carefully and within 18 minutes.
Jews specifically do NOT eat "chametz" on Passover. Chametz is food that contains wheat that was allowed to rise, such as bread, pasta, etc. "Ashkenazi" Jews (Jews from Europe) also don't eat legumes (rice, corn, beans) on Passover.
Other foods are permissible during Passover, but Jews, even many of those that do not keep Kosher during the rest of the year, are often extra careful during this time to only eat foods marked as "Kosher for Passover," confirming that they are Kosher and do not contain any leaven.
Rice (regardless of type) is classified as 'kitniyot'. This means that Ashkenazi Jews will not eat it during Passover but some Sephardi and Mizrachi groups will.
Lamb can be kosher for Passover. However, Ashkenazi Jews traditionally do not eat lamb during Passover.
As legumes, peanuts belong to a subcategory called 'kitniyot'. As such, they can be kosher for Passover, however, Ashkenazi Jews will not eat them.
Read the label to see if it's "Kosher for Passover" ________ Amongst the rules for what makes a food item kosher for Passover, is a secondary term called 'kitniyot'. Foods that are considered kitniyot include legumes (beans) and are not eaten by Ashkenazi Jews during Passover.
It is possible to get sunflower seeds and products made from sunflower seeds, such as oil, that are hechshered kosher l'Pesach. However, all of these products are considered kitniyot and therefore, the majority of Ashkenazi Jews will not eat them.
Yes. Fresh vegetables are all kosher for Passover, though Ashkenazi Jews do not eat certain ones, such as corn and legumes (peas, beans, etc.)
Mustard seeds are kitniyot so Ashkenazi Jews aren't supposed to eat mustard. Some Sephardi and Mizrachi groups will eat mustard though.
Yes, but Ashkenazi Jews are stricter than Sephardi Jews.
Killing and/or eating lamb during passover is actually not done by Ashkenazi Jewish custom. Many Sephardim do eat lamb during Passover with some Ashkenazi Jews starting to eat lamb too. Due to the religious laws surrounding kosher slaughter, not anyone can slaughter an animal for consumption. Specially trained people called a Shochet are the only ones allowed to do kosher slaughter.
According to most Sephardic traditions they are. However, Ashkenazi traditions forbid it.
Sephardi Jews use peanuts and peanut oil on Passover, provided that it isn't otherwise non-kosher. Ashkenazim (Jews of European descent) may theoretically do so, but since some of them have the custom not to, it is rare to find peanut oil with kosher for Passover certification.
the jews eat onions