Charoset

What is Charoset? The word Charoset comes from the Hebrew word cheres, which translates to “clay”, fitting for the dish, which is a thick, dark-colored paste that resembles mortar. The Charoset Recipe is a fruit and nut mixture made with apples, figs, spices, walnuts, and dates. As a result of combining a lot of chunky ingredients with “mushy” ingredients, the texture resembles the mortar used by the Jews while enslaved in ancient Egypt. Its sweetness hints at a sweeter, slavery-free future. Charoset represents only part of the story told by the Passover Seder Plate.

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet