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Matzah

The flat unleavened bread eaten at Passover.

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Also: matzo, matza

Matzah is a crisp flat bread made only of flour and water, baked in under eighteen minutes so that it does not rise. Jews eat it during Passover in memory of the bread their ancestors baked in haste when leaving Egypt. Round hand-made shmurah matzah is watched from the time of harvest, and square machine-made versions are more common. It is broken and shared at the seder, with the afikoman, a piece hidden for the children to find. Families also make matzah balls for soup and matzah brei, a dish of fried matzah and egg. All leavened foods are removed from the home for the week.

Region: Middle East

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