8 years ago :: Apr 01, 2010 - 12:35PM #1 | |
Went to my local grocery, which I love, because it has a variety of Mideast food in the Kosher section...
But apparently falafel isn't kosher during Passover? The way we do it is mainly spices, chick peas and baking powder... but no yeast, So what is not kosher about it on Passover... Humus seems to fall under the rules as well... |
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8 years ago :: Apr 01, 2010 - 1:06PM #2 | |
Hopefully one of our Jewish members will jump in and solve this awesome problem Ken
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8 years ago :: Apr 01, 2010 - 1:11PM #3 | |
I was utterly mortified when I discovered I couldn't have a felafal sandwich!
I hope they do shed light on it... |
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8 years ago :: Apr 01, 2010 - 3:22PM #4 | |
chickpeas, at the heart of a felafel, are "kitniyot" legumes which, according to the ashkenazic custom, must be treated similarly to chometz (chometz only refers to the 5 grains, not to yeast).
www.oukosher.org/index.php/passover/arti... www.oukosher.org/index.php/passover/arti... the second deals with legumes. often, though, a general supermarket will not get rid of its kosher food holdings which are not for passover so you can still find the occasional felafel mix or premade balls. a strictly kosher store will close off those aisles. |
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8 years ago :: Apr 01, 2010 - 3:30PM #5 | |
Hmmmm... Most of the aisles in the Kosher section had sections cut off, but the refridgerated Humus was left out, probably because others buy it...
The Felafel in this case was a deli product, so it simply wasn't made. |
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8 years ago :: Apr 01, 2010 - 3:32PM #6 | |
So some eat chickpeas some don't is what I am getting out of this...
thanks for the info... |
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8 years ago :: Apr 01, 2010 - 10:36PM #7 | |
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8 years ago :: Apr 02, 2010 - 9:57AM #8 | |
Yes but for pita I have the non-Kosher sections of my grocery store...
Falafel not so much... That's ok.. I got some pita and spicy hummus and put feta and banana peppers on it and made a sandwich it was a good lunch and cheaper than the cafeteria at my work. |
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8 years ago :: Apr 02, 2010 - 2:41PM #9 | |
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8 years ago :: Apr 02, 2010 - 3:27PM #10 | |
Oh, good - now Amin can learn all about kitiniyot, too : )) Thanks, Merope : )) |
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