Along with the avoidance of leavened bread and foods, the Ashkenazim (those who had to relocate to Central Europe) practice another food prohibition; they do not eat kitniyot foods (other foods ...

Rice, along with all types of beans, millet, and corn, falls under the dietary category known as kitniyot, which Ashkenazic Jews have likewise prohibited during Passover. They argue that kitniyot ...