Matzah

Passover is rapidly approaching, the day we celebrate freedom from slavery and a supposedly seminal event in our history. Well, the historical basis for this is uncertain. But for Jews around the world this holiday is a major part of our year and Matzah plays a central role.

My family is not so religious, as people have probably gathered. One Passover we spent with a friend that ordered a massive amount of Chinese food for our celebration. The eggroll of our affliction...and pork products did play a role in the seder.

And when it comes to Matzah, my family is ecclectic. We often get egg and onion...usually Streits. My son loves "yellow Matzah" meaning Goodman's egg Matzah. Plain Maztazh is fine. Everything Matzah (Manishevitz) is a bit much, but not bad. The only one we were left a bit flat by, though we appreciated the effort, was Manishevitz "Mediterranean" Matzah didn't quite work.

This year we happened to buy a 5-pack of Matzah for Passover. We tend to eat Matzah on a regular basis...all of us. So buying in bulk around Passover makes sense.

This year we happened to grab the Osem "Israeli Matzah," subtitled "Matzah with a Mitzvah" because they donate some tiny amount of gelt to plant trees for every 5-pack people buy. Planting trees is good. So we bought it even though we realized it was a touch of a scam.

Then we tasted it. THIS is what Matzah should be.

All four of us agree...this is some of the best Matzah we have ever tried. A bit dry, but that is what you expect. PERFECTLY fresh, crisp and tasty. I love it. My wife loves it. My 12 year old step daughter, who currently disparages the world, loved it. My son...he ate it. We are not sure if it's his favorite, but it sure pleased him.