[Avodah] soft matza

[Zev Sero]

Goldmeier wrote:
> Is there any problem preventing an ashkenazy Jew from eating the soft 
> Yemenite matza's (very similar to a "Lafa") on pesach?
> Can it be eaten as matza for the mitzva? Even if not, can it be eaten in 
> general during Pesach or must it be treated like possible chametz 
> because maybe it was not fully baked inside?

The Yemenite one in particular has another problem: it's dusted with
kitniyos flour.  Other Sefardi matzot, though, I can't see a problem
with.  Just don't expect them to be too similar to laffas; from what I
understand they're very dense and difficult to get down, and they get
stale very quickly.


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