Chametz can be eaten in Jerusalem until the morning before Passover and cannot be eaten again until the end of the Passover season. The exact time until when chametz can be eaten is publicized locally in Jewish communities. Some religious Jews burn or destroy any chametz they have in preparation for Passover.
Chametz (Exodus ch.12) is leavening or leavened goods such as bread, cakes, and many other products. Torah-observant Jews do not eat them in Passover.
No, tortillas and other flat breads are chametz.
Perogie dough is made with raw flour and therefore is chametz. They cannot be eaten during Passover.
Yes. Dog food is probably chametz on Passover and may not be owned by a Jew on Passover. Most dogs will happily eat Matzo and meat/chicken on Passover.
Real granola, which contains oats and wheat, is chametz and cannot be eaten during Passover.
If something has no grain in it, and did not come into contact with something that had grain in it, or even if pots are hot enough, and chametz touches the pot, and the non chametz touches the pot, it might be chametz. The laws are complicated, and this is not the right place for them. Also, many have a custom not to eat legumes on Passover because their flours' are simuler to grain flour, or possibly because kernals of grain would get mixed into them, and still do sometimes.
Like most religious traditions, removing Chametz before Passover is symbolic and relates to the same reason that Jews do not eat Chametz, or leavened food products, during passover. When the Jews split from Egypt, they were in a bit of a hurry. Without time to prepare, legend has it that they could only make the most basic of breads, without allowing the bread time to rise. Essentially, they at Matzo. In commemoration of their plight, and in celebration of their freedom, Jews eat matzo during Passover as a way of joining their ancestors both for the joy of freedom, the sadness at the losses of the Egyptians, and the pain at the conditions of the departure. Removing the leavened food products, most notably bread, is similar to the way that the fleeing Jews left behind many of the things they enjoyed, including such foods.
food
You should eat anything that you would like to eat that follows the normal rules of kashrut and that also contains no chametz. This can be as "stereotypical" as "jam on matzah" to as "interesting" as "chicken caesar salad (without the croutons)" or "saag paneer (provided the cheese is kosher)".
Until the next time you eat
idk, eat as much as you can until you puke. Then eat one bite less the next time and there is your answer.
No oats: In addition to bread products containing leaven, there are a few other foods that are not eaten on Pesach. The basic rule is that any product that is leavened may not be eaten, including five grains: wheat, rye, barley, oats, and spelt. Any food or drink that is made from one of these grains or that contains one of these grains, even in very small quantity, is considered chametz.