matzo meal

Thân thiện

A cook sprinkles matzo meal over chicken cutlets before frying.

Definition

Noun: - A coarse flour or meal produced by grinding matzos (unleavened bread).

Usage

Matzo meal is used as a key ingredient in various dishes, particularly in Jewish cuisine, especially during Passover when leavened grains are prohibited. - The recipe for matzo balls calls for matzo meal, eggs, and water. - She used matzo meal as a breadcrumb substitute to coat the chicken.

Advanced Usage

• As a Binding Agent: Matzo meal is often used to bind ingredients together in dishes like latkes (potato pancakes) or meatloaf.
  • Add a quarter cup of matzo meal to the mixture to help it hold its shape.
• In Baking: It can be used in Passover baking for cakes and cookies, though it produces a denser texture than regular flour.
  • This Passover cake uses matzo meal and potato starch instead of wheat flour.

Variants and Related Words

• Matzo (also matzah or matza): The unleavened bread from which matzo meal is made.
• Matzo ball: A dumpling made from matzo meal, typically served in soup.
• Matzo farfel: Small, pellet-shaped pieces of matzo, used similarly to matzo meal or as a cereal.

Synonyms

• Ground matzos (descriptive synonym).
• Matzah meal (alternate spelling).

Notes

Matzo meal is distinct from matzo cake meal, which is ground more finely for a texture closer to cake flour. It is a staple food during the Jewish holiday of Passover.

Học thuật

Noun

1. meal made from ground matzos

Từ đồng nghĩa

• matzoh meal
• matzah meal