Frank Gehry and Japanese TV weigh in on the great matzah debate
3:31PM ON
04/20/2008
BY
Ari Savitzky
And by debate, i mean a discussion on how to eat it.
First, courtesy of the NYT, we learn that renowned architect Gehry loves matzah brie, (AKA matzah fried with eggs). I also love matzah brie, so now Frank and I are matzah twins. Here’s how it went down at the Bilbao Gugenheim:
In the midst of jaw-dropping architecture and a collection of Serras in a room the size of a football field, in a town where even the uncelebrated food is good, we of course wound up talking about matzah brei, even though Passover was six months away.
Next, from a Japanese game show, we learn how to cut matzah the right way: with some type of calligraphy brush.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj_HzQSWKBQ]
Read more on matzah brie here, then cry your heart out to The Prince of Egypt and more Japanese TV, after the jump.
Because you love it:
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv7xyi0PGL4]
Because you need it:
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T8DasA6XL0&]
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3 Comments on “ Frank Gehry and Japanese TV weigh in on the great matzah debate ”
April 20th, 2008 at 6:14PM
ethan Says:
I love matzo brie! Do you make it the way where it’s all crushed up, or the way where it’s more like french toast? Sweet or savory?
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April 20th, 2008 at 9:16PM
renee Says:
I am a queen of Matzoh Brie - ideally served in uneven-sized pieces with a moderate amount of egg [3 sheets/2 eggs]. Shame that Manochewitz has reduced the size of their matzohs over the years.
Anyhoo, either add a dab of spice to the egg batter [am recently digging paprika or basil blent] and/or add some salsa atop the final plating.
Don’t even get me started on “Machos”!!!!
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April 21st, 2008 at 9:29AM
Jon Says:
Ari, please clean up your matzah brie-encrusted pan that you left on the stove.
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