Matzo brei is a traditional Jewish breakfast dish made with matzo and scrambled eggs that everyone looks forward to eating during Passover. It's so comforting — it's great anytime! Use flavored matzo or add sautéed onion if you like, or serve with sugar, cinnamon, and applesauce for a sweet version. Submitted byJanice Weisberger
Matzo brei is a very easy recipe for Passover holiday celebrations. Give your matzo some new flavors with a sweet, orange-water flower version or a savory caramelized onion recipe.
Matzah Brei (pronounced mat-za bry) is a classic Passover dish of scrambled eggs and matzah, often enjoyed on the morning after the Passover seder and throughout the holiday. It’s a tasty and filling dish for those keeping kosher for Passover, a time during which breads and bagels are verboten.
Matzo Brei is a popular classic Ashkenazi Jewish dish served during Passover and year round. Matzo pieces soaked in egg and then pan fried to perfection make for the ultimate Passover breakfast or brunch.
Savory matzo brei is especially delicious when topped with plenty of deeply caramelized onions and a dash of black pepper, or sour cream, smoked salmon and a sprinkling of chives.
Brei means “fry” in contemporary Yiddish, and it also means “mash” in German. Some people let the egg and matzoh mixture cook until brown on the bottom, then kind of flip it, like a pancake or a frittata.
Matzo brei (Yiddish for “fried matzo”) is an Ashkenazi dish of eggs, matzo (unleavened flatbread made from flour and water), and fat that's eaten during Passover, the Jewish holiday during which observers avoid eating leavened food.