Making or Going to a Brooklyn Seder? Passover Food Shopping Tips
It's the carbs that count on Passover. Diet be damned, here's where to find the best matzah, and the best kosher for Passover cakes and pastries.
Indulge in the best handmade matzah
Indulge in the best Kosher for Passover cakes and pastries
As the lady said, if they have no bread, let them eat cake....
Find out where in Brooklyn to buy the special, huge, round, handmade matzah called shmura. Yes, it's expensive. But once you bring it to your host's annual Passover seder, they will never forget it (and will ask you to bring it again, next year). This matzah simply makes the whole Passover story seem tangible: here is this uneven, charred unleavened bread, as fragile and impermanent as life itself.
Everything You Need to Know about Buying Shmura Matzah from a "Pop Up" Factory in Brooklyn
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In the mood for homemade almond macaroons, or almond cake like your bubbie used to make? Head for one of Brooklyn's kosher bakeries. They are located in four neighborhoods:
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Indulge in the best handmade matzah
Indulge in the best Kosher for Passover cakes and pastries
As the lady said, if they have no bread, let them eat cake....
1. Special, Handmade "Shmura" Matzah in Brooklyn
Find out where in Brooklyn to buy the special, huge, round, handmade matzah called shmura. Yes, it's expensive. But once you bring it to your host's annual Passover seder, they will never forget it (and will ask you to bring it again, next year). This matzah simply makes the whole Passover story seem tangible: here is this uneven, charred unleavened bread, as fragile and impermanent as life itself.
Everything You Need to Know about Buying Shmura Matzah from a "Pop Up" Factory in Brooklyn
How is this shmura matza different from all other matzahs, anyway?
Where are the special matzah factories in Brooklyn?More »
2. Kosher Bakeries in Brooklyn
In the mood for homemade almond macaroons, or almond cake like your bubbie used to make? Head for one of Brooklyn's kosher bakeries. They are located in four neighborhoods:
- Borough Park
- Crown Heights
- Midwood
- Williamsburg
Unusual Bakeries: Discover Syrian Jewish bakeries in Brooklyn
Visit Brooklyn's best kosher bakeriesMore »
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