matzo ball
Soup sphere, Passover
A matzo ball is a dumpling made from matzo meal, eggs, and fat, typically served in chicken soup as part of Jewish cuisine, especially during Passover.
The texture ranges from light and fluffy to dense and chewy—a matter of fierce family debate: Her grandmother's matzo balls were sinkers, not floaters.
Festival of liberation
- SederPassover ceremonial dinner
- AshkenaziJews of European descent
- kosherPermissible by Jewish law
- YiddishAshkenazi Jewish language
bubbe · Jewish deli · shtetl · Manischewitz · nosh · Jewish cooking · Catskills · Jewish penicillin
Poultry-based comfort food
- carrotEdible orange taproot
- celeryEdible ribbed stalks
- dillFeathery culinary herb
- parsleyCulinary herb for garnishing
onion · stock · consommé · bouillon · noodle soup · wonton · dumpling soup · kreplach
Reproductive cell in shell
- floaterSomething buoyant or transient
- sinkerWeight on fishing line
- fluffySoft and light-textured
- denseClosely packed together
light · airy · leaden · gnocchi · wonton · spätzle · round · rolled
Simply prepared, like family cooking
- nourishingPromoting health through food
- warmthHeat you feel
- heartyWarm and substantial
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
satisfying · wholesome · tender · restorative · healing · soul food · grandmother's recipe · childhood
Passover
Festival of liberation
Yiddish · bubbe · Jewish deli · shtetl · Manischewitz · nosh · Jewish cooking · Catskills · Jewish penicillin · maven
chicken soup
Poultry-based comfort food
parsley · onion · stock · consommé · bouillon · noodle soup · wonton · dumpling soup · kreplach · egg drop
egg
Reproductive cell in shell
dense · light · airy · leaden · gnocchi · wonton · spätzle · round · rolled · formed
homestyle
Simply prepared, like family cooking
- nourishingPromoting health through food
- warmthHeat you feel
- heartyWarm and substantial
soothing · satisfying · wholesome · tender · restorative · healing · soul food · grandmother's recipe · childhood · nostalgic
fluffy
Soft and light-textured
sinker · floater · soft · firm · springy · pillowy · leaden · heavy · tight · loose
- Soupstomato soup, chicken noodle soup, vegetable soup, onion soup, miso soup
- Passoverseder plate, Passover, matzah, seder, charoset
- Jewish baked goodsbabka, bagel, bialy, challah, hamantaschen
- Jewish foodbagel, challah, brisket, kugel, latke
- JudaismShabbat, kosher, Passover, Torah, Hanukkah
- Stuffed Foodsdumpling, gyoza, empanada, pierogi, samosa
matzo ballchametz
Prohibited Passover grain products
ham · shellfish · leavened bread · Easter ham · Christmas pudding