Streit's Matzo Ball and Soup Mix

Streit's Matzo Ball and Soup Mix is a small, heritage-branded boxed mix you’d find in the kosher/ethnic aisle or the soup and dry mixes section of a supermarket, often shelved near matzo, bouillons, and other Passover items. It reads like a pantry staple for Jewish holiday tables and winter comfort cooking alike: a compact 4.5 oz paperboard box that promises an old‑world recipe from a New York family business founded in 1925. Shoppers reach for it on trips stocked for Passover, family dinners, or when they want an easy, familiar bowl of matzo ball soup for a sick day or Sunday supper. The brand leans into nostalgia and cultural continuity—Streit's positions itself as authentic, kosher, and rooted in Lower East Side tradition, appealing to older shoppers, culturally Jewish households, and anyone seeking comforting, home-style foods. Label claims are modest: “No MSG added” and “No hydrogenated vegetable shortening,” presenting a mild health halo without organic or natural certification; there’s no child-focused branding and no organic seal. In plain terms the product is a prepared, packaged mix containing refined wheat matzo meal, added starch/sweetener, oil and leavening agents—an industrially produced pantry mix rather than a single whole ingredient. Sensory cues are straightforward: the dry mix is grainy and powdery in the box; when combined with egg and stock and simmered it yields light, pillowy matzo balls with a savory, herby aroma from onion, garlic, dill and parsley. Preparing it is a small ritual—mix, chill, shape, simmer—connecting the convenience of a shelf-stable product to a time-honored family bowl of soup.