Kitniyot is the category of rice, beans, corn, lentils, and seeds that Ashkenazi Jews avoid on Passover by custom, not by Torah law. Sephardi Jews generally eat kitniyot.

Yes, herring is kosher. It has the fins and removable scales the Torah requires, but pickled, smoked, and creamed herring need a reliable hechsher.

Yes, in practice. The OU lists turkey with chicken, duck, and goose, though a few respected rabbis refrain because turkey has no ancient tradition. Learn what each side says and what makes a turkey kosher.

Is masago kosher? Yes, with reliable certification. Masago is capelin roe, and capelin is a kosher smelt, but sellers also use the name for other roe, so only masago with a trusted kosher symbol is safe.

A hechsher is kosher certification and the symbol that proves the supervision. Learn who gives one, what letters like D, P, and F mean, why a plain K is risky, and when fish needs one.

Is monkfish kosher? No. Monkfish has fins but no scales, and the Torah requires both. See what Chabad.org and the OU list say, plus the market names.

Treif is the Yiddish word for unkosher. It comes from the Hebrew treifah, meaning torn or mangled. Here is where it started, what counts as treif today, and how to check a food.

Yes, pompano is kosher. It has fins and scales, and the OU kosher fish list names pompanos. Buy it whole with the skin on, and skip the leatherjacket look-alike.

To set up a kosher kitchen, keep meat and dairy strictly apart with two sets of dishes, pots, and utensils, plan your sink, stove, and oven, and ask a rabbi to kasher anything non-kosher.

Yes, snook is kosher. It has fins and large scales that lift off the skin, and the OU kosher fish list names the snook family. Skinless fillets need reliable supervision.