Matzo Farfel

[Diane in Bexley]

Question: is matzo farfel something uniquely made, or is it just pieces of broken up matzo? I have always just used broken up matzo. Is there really a difference in quality or taste?

[berel]

it's usually made from broken (in the processing) whole matzas . same thing goes for matzah meal. there shouldn't be any difference in quality or taste

[JRBlack]

Yet the commercial matza farfel is always paler than regular whole sheets of matza. I always wondered if there's a reason that it's deliberately underbaked; perhaps because it gets re-baked in kugels, etc.? Anyone know?

[kiddush hopper]

unlike regular matza it is not cooked well done. this causes there to be less of a burnt taste.

btw heres a great recipe:

Carmelize a diced onion
Toast 4 cups of matza farfel in a pan over high heat stirring onstantly until it starts realeasing a nutty aroma
add 2 cups of chicken stock, and cook until liquid has been fully absorbed into the farfel.

add mushrooms

[weinstein5]

I have always understood it as broken matza - used just for convenience sake