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Moreover, almost any processed food or drink can be assumed to be <em>chametz</em> unless certified otherwise.</p>\n\n<p>Just as chametz grows and grows (in the oven), so too did the category of chametz expand. For Ashkenazim (Jews of Eastern European descent), the tradition on Passover has been to not eat foods considered <em>kitniyot</em> , which includes many legumes, as well as beans, peas, rice, millet, corn, and seeds. There have been many reasons Ashkenazic communities refrained from eating kitniyot. For example, there was a concern that because <em>kitniyot</em> can be ground to make flour and then baked, one could mistakenly assume that their neighbor was eating <em>chametz</em> . Furthermore, there was concern that <em>chametz</em> grain might get mixed up with the <em>kitniyot</em> , if they were stored in close proximity. 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