This article is about the Jewish food. For the Jewish singles event, see Matzo Ball.
Matzah ball
Alternative names
Kneieydl, knaidel or kneidel in singular. Kneydlech, knaidelech or kneidelech, or knaidlach in plural.[1]
Type
Dumpling
Region or state
Ashkenazi Jewish areas of Central and Eastern Europe, with extensive history and cultural significance in Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Israel and the Jewish diaspora[2][3][4]
Serving temperature
Temperature at which broth simmers[5][6]
Main ingredients
Matzah meal, egg, water, oil or schmaltz or margarine[5][6]
Media: Matzah ball
Matzah balls or matzo balls are Ashkenazi Jewish soup morsels made from a mixture of matzah meal, beaten eggs, water, and a fat, such as oil, margarine, or chicken fat. Known as knaidel in Yiddish (Yiddish: קניידלעךkneydlekh pl., singular קניידלkneydl; with numerous other transliterations), they resemble a matzah meal version of knödel, bread dumplings popular throughout Central European and East European cuisine.[7][8][9]
Matzah balls are traditionally served in chicken soup and are a staple food on the Jewish holiday of Passover, though they are not eaten during Passover by those who observe a prohibition on soaking matzah products.
The texture of matzah balls may be light or dense, depending on the recipe. Matzah balls made from some recipes float in soup; others sink.[10]
^Cite error: The named reference NYT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Nathan, Joan (2011). Joan Nathan's Jewish Holiday Cookbook. Random House. p. 12. ISBN 9780307777850.
^Durham, Michael (2009). National Geographic Traveler: New York (3d ed.). National Geographic Books. p. 19. ISBN 9781426205231.
^Cite error: The named reference Wasserstein was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ abLevy, Faye. 1,000 Jewish Recipes (electronic ed.). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. RA2–PA27. ISBN 9780544176348.
^ abChicago Tribune Staff (2013). Good Eating's Passover Recipes(electronic). Agate Publishing. p. PT58. ISBN 9781572844490.
^"Ghosts of Passovers Past". The New York Times. 9 April 2006. You would think it would be easy to pull together a Seder in Berlin, since many typically Jewish foods are mainstream German fare too: potato pancakes with applesauce, poppy-seed cake, rye bread. Sauerbraten looks and tastes a lot like brisket. Even matzo balls bear a striking resemblance to Knödel, starchy balls that are usually served as a side dish with gravy. But the devil is in the details. Knödel, for instance, are made with bread.
^Glazer, P.; Glazer, M. (2011). The Essential Book of Jewish Festival Cooking: 200 Seasonal Holiday Recipes and Their Traditions. HarperCollins. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-06-204121-0. Retrieved 16 September 2023. Once asked on a radio show about the derivation of knaidlach, I explained that the original knaidlach were actually rock hard, and created by Azhkenazic housewives as a weapon of self-defence… The real origin of the knaidel, according to author John Cooper, is the south German Knödel, or dumpling—popular in German cuisine since the Middle Ages.
^Cooper, John (1993). Eat and be Satisfied: A Social History of Jewish Food. G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series. Jason Aronson. p. 155. ISBN 978-0-87668-316-3.
^Roman, Alison (2 April 2014). "How to Master Matzo Ball Soup". Bon Appetit.
Matzah balls or matzo balls are Ashkenazi Jewish soup morsels made from a mixture of matzah meal, beaten eggs, water, and a fat, such as oil, margarine...
principal ingredient of matzahball soup (kneidlach soup). Sephardic Jews typically cook with matzah itself rather than matzah meal. Matzah that is kosher for...
frequently styled as MatzoBall (with capitalization as Matzoball or matzoball) or misspelled as MatzahBall or MatzahBall. There are a number of competing...
'broken', also known as Hebrew: מצה שרויה, romanized: matzah shruya, lit. 'soaked matzah') refers to matzah that has absorbed liquid. Some Hasidic Jews avoid...
first bite, in order to prevent the dumpling from bursting. Kreplach Matzahball Knish Manti Indian cuisine features several dishes that could be characterised...
the tale of Momotarō, a folkloric Japanese hero, who offers the rounded ball (not skewered) to three talking animals in exchange for their aid in fighting...
with tomato sauce Maraq Shuit—white-bean soup cooked with tomato sauce Matzahball—dropped into a pot of salted boiling water or chicken soup, a staple...
Kasha is a popular filling for knishes and is sometimes included in matzah-ball soup.[citation needed] In Czech the cognate kaše (Czech pronunciation:...
redirect targets Marillenknödel – Apricot dumplings from Central Europe Matzahball – Soup dumpling in Jewish cuisine Maultasche – Traditional German dish...
result of her chronic illness. In 2022, the rights to her novel The MatzahBall have been optioned. Along with Lance Bass Productions and Brett Gursky...
Old Bay Seasoning in a tomato base Matzahball soup Jewish (Ashkenazi) Chunky Staple food on Passover. The Matzahball dumplings are traditionally served...
Global Information
