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Matzo also spelled Matza, Matzoh, Matzo, Matsah, Matsa, and Matze, is cracker-like unleavened bread made of white plain flour and water. The matzo dough is poked with a fork as to not allow it to rise before or during baking. This process of creating matzo thereby produces a hard, flatbread. Matzo is very similar to the Asian Lavash and Indian Chapati. Matzo is the substitute for bread during the Jewish holiday of Passover. Eating matzo is traditionally done on the night of a seder. In the context of the Passover seder meal, matzo is amongst the certain restrictions for food. Although basically unleavened bread, Matzo is very tasty and can be served in its traditional form or inside a soup. This soup is known as Matzo ball soup.