matzo ball soup
Jewish dumpling broth
Matzo ball soup is a traditional Jewish dish consisting of dumplings made from matzo meal served in chicken broth.
The dumplings, called matzo balls or kneidlach, range from dense and chewy to light and fluffy depending on preparation.
The soup is associated with Passover and Jewish comfort food generally: Nothing helps a cold like my grandmother's matzo ball soup.
- schmaltzPoultry fat or sentimentality
- Jewish penicillinCurative poultry broth
- PassoverFestival of liberation
- gefilte fishChilled poached carp loaf
- kosherPermissible by Jewish law
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- AshkenaziYiddish, shtetl, klezmer, gefilte fish, challah
- comfort foodbeef stew, fried chicken, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, pot pie
- delipastrami, corned beef, salami, roast beef, turkey breast
- Jewish cultureTorah, synagogue, synagogues, rabbi, rabbis
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- Jewish Americanabagels, lox, challah, brisket, pastrami
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matzo ball soupbread
Leavened flour product
leavened bread · chametz · pasta · beer · bagel
matzo ball soupconsommé
Clarified, concentrated stock
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