what's up with that seder plate? (part I)

passover: it's coming up soon.

a chance for jews around the world (and their friends) to gather at a table and reaffirm their millenia of suffering. an opportunity to tell the story of the exodus and debate what it means to be a jew. and, crucially, an evening to slowly get demolished over 4 full (and mandatory!) cups of wine.

so, you may ask, why the flat bread?

well, these big cracker-looking things are called "matzah." when the jews fled from egypt they didn't have time to let the bread they were baking rise. so this is what they ate instead. an added advantage was, after eating matzah for a week straight, they were all extremely constipated. so in getting away from the egyptians, no extra time was wasted squatting in the bushes.

stay tuned for tomorrow's installment: shankbone.