pepper, or garlic powder. Matzah brei is commonly eaten as a breakfast food during Passover by Ashkenazi Jews. However, Hasidic Jews do not eat matzah brei or other cooked matzah dishes (such as matzah balls) during Passover due to the stringency against eating gebrochts, matzah that has come into contact with water. Those who avoid eating gebrochts will eat matzah brei and other cooked matzah dishes on the eighth day of Passover outside the Land of Israel, as the eighth day is of rabbinic and not Torah origin. Matzah brei can also be made without soaking the matzah in water, instead soaking it in beaten egg and then scrambling the matzah and eggs in a frying pan. See also Matzah ball Matzoquiles French toast References External links Recipe for Matzah Brei rabbi Eliezer Melamed, Becoming Ḥametz Once It Has Been Baked, and the Status of Matza Sheruya (Soaked Matza; “Gebrokts”) in Peninei Halakha Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine Israeli cuisine Omelettes Passover foods Matzo Yiddish words and phrases de:Matze#Matzenbrei