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• Passover Recipes adhere to the stipulations of Jewish law. During Passover all foods consumed are traditionally Kosher and baked goods do not contain leavened products.

• Fast Facts

  1. Traditionally, once the Seder starts there should be no actual cooking and all the food must be prepared in advanceBBC: The Passover Meal
  2. The Seder is the dinner traditionally held during the first two nights of PassoverBBC: The Passover Meal
  3. Seder means "order"BBC: The Passover Meal
  4. Huevos haminados: Marbled, slow-cooked eggs BBC: The Passover Meal
  5. Meat and dairy pies with matzoh replacing pastryBBC: The Passover Meal
  6. Sweet pancakes and doughnuts made with matzoh mealBBC: The Passover Meal
  7. Matzoh brei: A combination of scrambled eggs and milk-soaked matzohBBC: The Passover Meal
  8. Beetroot, lemon and ginger jam on buttered matzohBBC: The Passover Meal
  9. A traditional Ashkenazic Seder menu may include chopped liver, Gefilte fish, chicken soup with matzo balls, braised brisket, tzimmes (carrots with dried fruit) and dried fruit compote

• Traditional Seder Foods

  • Wine: Four glasses of Kosher wine consumed during Seder represent the four-fold promise of redemptionBBC: The Passover Meal
  • Matzah: An unlevened cracker, is eaten in various formsBBC: The Passover Meal
  • Maror: Bitter herbs that symbolize the bitterness of slaveryBBC: The Passover Meal
  • Charoses: A mixture of apples, nuts, wine and cinnamon is a reminder of the mortar and mud bricks the Jews used as slavesBBC: The Passover Meal
  • Beitzah: A roasted egg symbolizes the continuation of lifeBBC: The Passover Meal
  • Karpas: Parsley, or may be celery, symbolizes hope and redemption; may be served with a bowl of salted water which symbolizes tearsBBC: The Passover Meal
  • Zeroah: Roasted lamb shank-bone which represents the slaying of the first-bornBBC: The Passover Meal

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