Machine-made shmura matza

Matza (also Matzah or Matsah) Hebrew מַצָּה, in Ashkenazi matzo or matzoh, and in Yiddish, matze, Greek - "Masa", or "Massa") is a cracker-like flatbread made of white plain flour, and water. The dough is pricked in several places and not allowed to rise before or during baking, thereby producing a hard, flat bread. It is similar in preparation to the central Asian lavash and the Indian chapati^[1].

Matza is the substitute for bread during the Jewish holiday of Passover, when eating chametz - bread and leavened products - is forbidden. Eating matza on the night of the seder is considered a positive mitzvah, i.e., a commandment.