Passover Seder Plates

The Passover Seder Plate s a special plate containing symbolic foods used by Jews during the Passover Seder. Each of the six items arranged on the plate has special significance to the retelling of the story of the Exodus from Egypt, which is the focus of this ritual meal. The seventh symbolic item used during the meal a stack of three matzos is placed on its own plate on the Seder table.ThesixtraditionalitemsontheSederPlateare:MarorandchazeretBitterherbs,symbolizingthebitternessandharshnessoftheslaverywhich theJewsenduredinEgypt.Formaror,manypeoplemixfreshlygratedhorseradishwithcooked beetsandsugartomakeacondimentcalledchrein.Chazeretistypicallyromaine lettuce,whoserootsarebitter-tasting.Eitherthehorseradishorromainelettucemaybeeaten infulfillmentofthemitzvahofeatingbitterherbsduringtheSeder. CharosetAsweet,brown,pebblymixture,representingthemortarusedbytheJewishslaves tobuildthestorehousesofEgypt.InAshkenaziJewishhomes,charosetismadefromchopped walnuts,gratedapples,cinnamon,andsweetr
Passover Seder Plates