One of
my readers asked me to write about my favorite Passover foods. For starters, I
will say that I have never gone hungry on Passover. There has always been an
overabundance of food. The only thing I may have missed was pretzels. Actually,
I definitely miss pretzels over Passover, but one week without them has always
been more than fine. Especially when I am surrounded with such good cooks!
I love
my mother’s tongue that she serves for the Seder. This is the one time of the
year that she makes this dish. Nothing says Seder meal to me more than this meat.
Well, maybe the applesauce she serves for dessert can tie it as being ultimate
Seder food.
I
always look forward to having matza lasagna during Passover. Instead of using
lasagna noodles, square matza sheets are soaked in water and used as the pasta.
This year I had matza lasagna twice! I was doubly fortunate. Maybe it makes up
for the Passover a few years back when I did not have matza lasagna once.
Because
we are limited in the ingredients we can use for sides, I love that on Passover
we tend to go overboard with the salads and vegetable dishes. I love having an
entire course of salads at the meal before the entrée. My sisters make the most
delicious and creative salads combining salad greens, fresh vegetables, sautéed
vegetables, roasted vegetables, fresh fruit, dried fruit, nuts, dressings, and
vinaigrettes. Of course we can eat salads year-round, but they are always
exciting on Passover.
What
are some of your favorite Passover foods?