Passover Food: What to Eat, What's Forbidden, and What Goes on the Seder Plate

Passover is one of the most observed Jewish holidays worldwide, including in the United States where millions of families host or attend a Seder each year. The food traditions carry history in a very direct way. Eating matzo is not just about skipping bread. It is an act of remembering what it felt like to leave in a hurry, to carry only what you could, to move toward something unknown. That is why Passover food culture has survived thousands of years of change. It is not just about what tastes good. It is about what the food means. And every year, the Seder table gives families a way to taste that meaning together.