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Matzah brei

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Matzah brei, also spelled matzah brie, matzoh brei or matzo brei, is a dish of Ashkenazi Jewish origin made from matzah fried with eggs. It is commonly eaten as a breakfast food during the Jewish holiday of Passover and can be prepared either sweet or savory. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Milk, Ingredients
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    Matzah brei (Yiddish: מצה ברײַ matse bray, literally 'matzah porridge'; Hebrew: מצה בריי, matzah brei, or מצה מטוגנת, matzah metugenet, literally, "fried matzah"), sometimes spelled matzah brie, matzoh brei, or matzo brei, is a dish of Ashkenazi Jewish origin made from matzah fried with eggs.
  • In Cuisine: Israeli Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
  • Uses Ingredient: Milk, Infobox main_ingredient field: Matzo, eggs, milk or hot water, sugar or salt, spices, cheese, jam, maple syrup
  • Expresses Tradition: Passover and Jewish Holiday Foods, Lead
    It is commonly eaten as a breakfast food during the Jewish holiday of Passover.
  • In Group: Middle Eastern and North African Roasted, Grilled and Fried Dishes, lead paragraph
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