Hanukkah Foods

Based on the legend of the oil, Hanukkah foods revolve around the fry pan.

"A typical Chanukah menu sounds as though it were planned by the under-twelve crowd"

potato pancakes, fried, of course, in lots of oil,

sweet cream cheese rugelach,

strawberry-jam-filled doughnuts (sufganiyot) covered in powdered sugar,

fried apple fritters, cheese-filled doughnuts fried in oil and dipped in honey, cheese blintzes, etc.

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