Matzo

Guide Note

Matzo is a hard, flat, cracker-like bread made from plain flour and water. The dough is pricked several times before baking to prevent it from rising. Matzo is ritually eaten during the Passover seder, then used as a bread replacement during the Passover holiday, as it is technically unleavened. Matzo can also be made with egg, but that variety may not be eaten at the Passover seder, and some strict Jews may not consume it for the whole of Passover.

Fast Facts

1. AKA: Matza, matzah, matsah, matze, matzoh
2. Bread substitute during Passover
3. Eaten on the night of the Passover seder
4. At the seder, the matzo should only be made from flour and water
5. Eaten to remind Jews of the Exodus story
6. Matzo can be made with eggs and any other liquid besides water
7. Matzo meal is made from grinding the matzo into fine crumbs
8. Matzo meal is used to make matzo balls, added to gefilte fish, and made into kosher for Passover cakes or desserts
9. Matzo can be made hard like a cracker, or soft like a pita

1. Matzo Meal
2. Matzo Brei
3. Matzo Ball Soup
4. Matzo Balls
5. Matzo Lasagna