A version of this story first appeared on Sprezzatura. During Passover, Jews eat only unleavened bread to symbolize the fact that they had to flee Egypt before their bread could rise, and so the ...

For something so essential, the matzoh ball gets mucked up a lot. I’m not going to name names, but I’ve eaten too many clunkers to count: dense, bready balls that sink to the pit of your stomach like ...

Growing up, I always loved my mother's matzoh balls. I would watch her carefully forming them, cradling the batter gently in the palms of her hands so as not to deflate it. About two inches in ...

Move that matzoh! Don't pass up the opportunity to use your extra matzoh for more than snacking. Charoset may be the traditional representation of mortar at Passover, but you can build this festive ...

Today marks the beginning of Passover, or the “matzoh ball soup holiday.” For eight days, Jews around the world groan about eating matzoh, and in turn attempt to hide the flavor by grinding it up and ...

It’s 11 a.m., and Hilary Mikucki is starting her day in the kosher kitchen at Ziskind House by expertly placing a tray of chocolate mousse desserts in the walk-in refrigerator so they’ll be chilled ...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Except for a poster of grains from around the world, the office of Yaakov Horowitz at Manischewitz looks like a typical rabbi’s study. Heavy books with Hebrew script are stacked on ...

Culinary historian Michael Twitty cuts vegetables for his okra gumbo, a recipe featured in his book "Koshersoul." With a rainbow knitted kippah affixed to the crown of his head, Michael Twitty is ...

Decades ago, when I was studying religion at Rutgers University, the rituals that involved food were particularly interesting to me. Food and drink often invoke memories of childhood or peak ...

My daughter loves matzoh soup. On a recent weekend, before the weather once again shifted gears and sped toward spring, we went out in search of a nice bowl as defense against the chill in the air.

When I was a kid, the prospect of a week without bread at Passover was a daunting one. What would my mom make me that I would eat? Matzoh pizza was often the answer. Matzoh is an unleavened bread, ...