Matzo brei is a tasty and easy breakfast dish and is a good way to use up leftover matzot after Passover.
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Matzo Brei
Lokshen Kugel
(Israeli Jewish sweet noodle pudding)
Kugels are sweet or savory puddings that originated with Ashkenazi Jews, those from Eastern Europe.
Lekach
(Israeli Jewish honey cake)
This spiced honey cake is a traditional dessert during Rosh Hashanah when sweet dishes symbolize a sweet New Year on the Jewish calendar.
Latkes
(Israeli Jewish potato pancakes)
Jewish latkes are a favorite treat year round, but are especially popular during Hanukkah when foods fried in oil are traditional.
Knaidlach
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)
In this most famous of Passover dishes, matzo meal is mixed with eggs and a little water and oil and gently formed into balls that are simmered then served in chicken broth.
Hummus bi Tahina
(Middle Eastern chickpea and sesame dip)
Hummus is popular appetizer, or meze, throughout the Middle East. Cooked chickpeas are pureed with sesame paste, garlic, lemon juice, oil oil and salt.
Hamantaschen
(Israeli Jewish filled tricorner Purim pastries)
Ashkenazi Jews celebrate the two-day Purim holiday with hamantaschen, a simple, three-cornered pastry sweet with a variety of fillings.
Gundi
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)
Gundi, a wholesome and comforting dish of dumplings made of ground chicken and chickpea flour, originated with the Jewish population of Iran.
Chopped Chicken Livers
(Jewish liver paté spread)
This rich and tasty liver spread is part of traditional Passover, Rosh Hashanah and Hannukah meals for many Ashkenazi Jews. It is also standard fare in Jewish delis.
Charoset
(Jewish, Israeli walnut, apple and wine Passover sweet)
Sticky and sweet, charoset is a muddy-colored paste that is part of the Passover Seder. It represents the mortar the Israelites used to make bricks while enslaved in Egypt.