What foods are Jews not allowed to eat?
Jewish cuisine
Certain foods, notably pork and shellfish, are forbidden; meat and dairy may not be combined, and meat must be ritually slaughtered and salted to remove all traces of blood.
Mountain Jews
Mountain Jewish cuisine absorbed typical dishes from various peoples of the Caucasus, Azerbaijani and Persian cuisine, adjusting some recipes to conform to the laws of kashrut. Typical Mountain Jewish dishes include "chudu" (a type of meat pie), shashlik, dolma, "kurze" or dushpare, yarpagi, khinkali, "tara" (herb stew with pieces of meat), "nermov" (chicken or other meat stew with wheat and beans), plov (pilaf), "buglame" (curry like stew of fish or chicken eaten with rice ("osh")), etc. Jewish holidays-themed dishes include Eshkene, a Persian soup, prepared for Passover, and a variety of "hoshalevo" (honey-based treats made with sunflower seeds or walnuts) typically prepared for Purim.