If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Rebecca Flint Marx is the former editor of Eater at Home. Her areas of expertise include home cooking and ...

The two cornerstone dishes that firmly define Passover and its traditions at many seders are gefilte fish and matzah ball soup. “Gefilte” means “filled” in Yiddish; the chopped fish was served in the ...