Are tortillas ok to eat during passover since they are not leavened? And can I drink beer? What alcohol can I drink during passover?
2007-03-14 15:53:00 · 11 answers · asked by goodbyegirl23 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Passover
If one of the five species of grain (wheat, oats, rye, barley, spelt) comes into contact with water after the stalks have been cut off the ground; if they become fermented, they become chametz. According to our Rabbinic authorities, this fermentation takes 18 minutes. Therefore, in order to be kosher l'pesach, matzoh must take less than 18 minutes to prepare from the time the water and flour are first mixed to the time the matzoh comes out of the oven.
The term chametz is applied not only to foodstuffs, but also to dishes and utensils in which foods that are chametz have been prepared during the year.
Beans, rice, corn, and peas are not among the grains that can become chametz, yet they are also forbidden during Pesach.This prohibition stems from the fact that flour can be made from these foods and it might be confusing. The rabbis felt that people might be tempted to use regular flour if they were allowed to use, for example, rice flour. To avoid such confusion, the rabbis decided that these foods (known as kitniot) not be used at all during Pesach. These additional foods are prohibited only by Ashkenazic Jews whose ancestors come from Eastern Europe.
Sephardic Jews, whose ancestry is Middle Eastern, permit these foods during Pesach. I'm sephard, but my husband is Ashkenaz, so I won't eat rice and tortillas for PESSACH....
At Beit HaChatulim, removing chametz means getting out of our possession all flour, cereal, pasta, legumes, cookies, crackers, tofu and tofu products (soybeans are legumes!), rice and rice products, breads, brownie and pancake mixes, dry beans and peas, anything with corn sweeteners, baking powder, yeast, grain alcohol (not just the rum, the vanilla extract, too), popcorn, tortillas, and so on. It is a massive undertaking. We generally list all the food in the house and assign each item to one of the following categories:
* Use up or discard
* Give away to a food pantry (applies primarily to unopened packages of food)
* Sell for the duration of Pesach through a rabbinnical agreement called mechirat chametz.
On a more spiritual note, chametz can stand for other things in our lives that we would like to get rid of. Leaven symbolizes the impurity that causes grains to "puff up" and change. The removal of impurities in ourselves can keep us from "puffing up" and moving away from G-d.
* alcohol make sure it's kosher for pessach...Beer is chametz.
2007-03-14 19:19:06 · answer #1 · answered by carrie 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-13 01:39:26 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tortilla chips are okay because they are made out of corn and are, as you said, unleavened.
The definition of chametz (food you can't have on Passover) that I'm familiar with is anything made of barley, wheat, rye, or oats that hasn't finished cooking within 18 minutes after coming into contact with water.
Beer (presumably) has some grain and is brewed with yeast, which takes a while, so it's definitely chametz. Keep it out of the Jewish home on Passover. They do have special beer that's gluten-free and kosher for Passover, but I've never had it. Most people drink wine during Passover, though, so you there shouldn't be an issue there.
2007-03-14 16:07:24 · answer #3 · answered by Ada 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't think either of those things are okay.
You'd have to look for an OU and a P next to it. Not parve, but P. Try the passover area as well.
Wine and the sparkiling cider things are pretty much the only Passover alcohol out there.
Check everything for the OUP!
2007-03-15 13:45:06 · answer #4 · answered by Knee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Commercial tortillas would be an absolute no-no. Beer the same... it's formented you know. But don't worry, you can find lots of kosher for Passover wine in the LIquor store. Just look for the OU P logo.
2007-03-18 03:37:06 · answer #5 · answered by squeezie_1999 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's a tip for knowing if a food is kosher. Look for the "u" with a circle around it or "p" with a circle around it. Many people who don't eat kosher the rest of the year will for Passover. The "p" with the circle around it lets you know the food is kosher and approved for Passover.
Example: Lay's Potato Chips are kosher. Lay's Barbeque Potato Chips aren't.
I don't know about the beer. But tortillas are kosher.
2007-03-16 13:04:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Beer has yeast, its best to look for kosher for passover wine and such to be safe. As for tortillas... some have leavening even though they are flat, and some have corn which being in the whole Ashkenazim (sp?) and Sephardic issues... I hate to say it but cheek with a Rabbi. And one from your movemnt..
2007-03-14 18:46:05 · answer #7 · answered by Sheryn H 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think flour tortillas are ok because they don't contain yeast. because the bread to eat on Passover is basically flour and water baked with no yeast so it doesn't rise and is crispy. As for alcohol I don't know about that but I do know if you are celebrating Passover I wouldn't drink because Jesus didn't, the wine he drank was actually grape juice.
2007-03-14 19:15:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Traditional corn tortillas and chips are usually ok. Most flour tortillas (white chips and soft-shell tacos) are not. To know for sure, look on the ingredients for yeast, baking powder or baking soda (aka sodium bicarbonate).
2016-04-26 05:25:15 · answer #9 · answered by Colin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tortillas are unleavened so it is okay, anything unleavened is okay. I am sorry, but you may not drink beer, it has yeast in it. And the alcohol that you can drink depends on the company that produces it
2007-03-16 09:08:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋