Maror / מָרוֹר / Bitter Herb / Chrain 

In my family, this is marror. Affectionately known as "Chrain" it's one of those Jewish condiments that's good on everything. Techincally it's beet horseradish, but its taste is so unique and specific that it's its own entity entirely. It's gotta be this brand, Ma Cohen's, the bottle lives on the refrigerator door and is only used on holidays. It stains your fingers and tablecloths (sorry Bubbe) but Passover without Chrain on your gefilte fish, matza, etc. for me, isn't really Passover at all.

Take a little bit of your bitter herb, dip it into the Charoset and recite the following blessing and then eat the maror:

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ עַל אֲכִילַת מָרוֹר.

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha-olam, asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu al achilat maror.

Praised are you, Adonai, Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, who has taught us the way of holiness through commandments, commanding us to eat the bitter herb.


haggadah Section: Maror