How to Use matzo in a Sentence

matzo

noun
Definition of matzonext
  • For the soup: While the matzo balls cook, preheat the oven to 450 F.
    — Dallas News, 5 Mar. 2021
  • No guilt, the matzo is kosher but not kosher for Passover.
    — Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Serve with matzo during Passover and toast or crackers the rest of the year.
    — Gabriella Gershenson, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2021
  • The search for the afikomen, a piece of matzo hidden earlier in the evening, is the Seder’s grand finale.
    — Aliza Abarbanel, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Gently add the matzo balls, one at a time, to the boiling water.
    — Dallas News, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Add 1 cup matzo meal to the bowl and mix it all together to combine.
    — Chaya Rappoport, Bon Appétit, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The monumental smoked matzo ball soup, which goes for $4 a cup and $7 for a bowl.
    — Kate Krader, Bloomberg.com, 28 Apr. 2017
  • Adding herbs on top of the matzo brei might be this recipe’s most radical, shock-your-bubbe tweak.
    — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Rogers said, tossing in egg, milk and a little matzo meal.
    — Kathleen Purvis, charlotteobserver, 11 Dec. 2017
  • Sometimes parents hide the piece of matzo, and children search for it.
    — Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Here are six dessert recipes—some with matzo, some without––that are kosher for Passover, and are a delicious way to end any meal.
    — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 1 Nov. 2013
  • And the soup at the end has been Asian fish stew, a matzo-ball soup for Passover, a Muslim feast, a Caribbean gumbo and borscht.
    — New York Times, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Add vegetables and matzo meal to eggs and toss to combine.
    — Taylor Murray, Country Living, 30 Oct. 2019
  • In this recipe, a blend of eggs and matzo is packed with jammy caramelized onions and mushrooms, then crisped in a pan and cut into wedges.
    — New York Times, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Apples and onions cook in a skillet with matzo soaked in an egg batter.
    — Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Dredge each burger in the remaining 2 cups of matzo meal.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 8 May 2018
  • Last April, before Passover, boxes of matzo appeared on the shelves.
    — Leah Koenig, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2016
  • In place of bread, observant Jews eat the crackerlike matzo, which is made from wheat flour (and no yeast).
    — Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 24 Mar. 2021
  • There had been a functioning matzo bakery in the basement for years.
    — Jami Attenberg, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2021
  • Scoop it up with extra matzo for breakfast or a midday snack.
    — Katie Workman, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Apr. 2022
  • That's why during Passover, Jews eat matzah or matzo instead of leavened bread.
    — Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 15 Dec. 2020
  • The one exception is matzo, a flat, unleavened bread made with flour that a rabbi has blessed.
    — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 1 Nov. 2013
  • So, my kids drew the big bone and the gefilte fish on a piece of paper, and my 3-year-old insisted on eating a tortilla with ketchup instead of matzo.
    — New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020
  • This past Wednesday, the crew was rolling the final matzo balls for chicken soup and making tahini sauce for the falafel and hummus dishes.
    — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 May 2017
  • Yosef said all the adults making matzo with him this year had been vaccinated or had already had Covid.
    — New York Times, 26 Mar. 2021
  • In medium bowl, pour 1 cup warm water over matzo and let soften 5 minutes. Drain.
    — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 17 Mar. 2017
  • And there are lots of recipes for Jewish holidays, like a blintz casserole for Shavuot and an herbaceous matzo farfel kugel for Passover.
    — Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Use as little extra as possible so the matzo balls remain light and fluffy.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2021
  • The matzo-ball soup is plainly excellent, no bells or whistles.
    — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2019
  • In its simplest form, this Passover staple requires only matzo and eggs.
    — Erin Mayer, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2021

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