latke
Fried potato cake
A latke is a potato pancake in Jewish cuisine, made from grated potatoes mixed with egg and onion, then fried until crisp.
Latkes are traditionally eaten during Hanukkah, where the oil used for frying commemorates the miracle of the temple oil.
We made latkes from my grandmother's recipe.
Cooked fruit puree
- chivesMild allium herb
- caviarCured fish eggs
- gravlaxRaw salmon, salt-cured
- horseradishSpicy root used as condiment
dill · scallions · salsa · guacamole · preserves · compote · yogurt · maple
Jewish ceremonial lampstand
- dreidelHebrew-lettered spinning top
- geltSlang for cash
- miracleSupernatural occurrence beyond explanation
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
eight · nights · Chanukah · shamash · candles · Maccabees · festival · lights
Jews of European descent
- YiddishAshkenazi Jewish language
- shtetlHistoric Jewish village
- bubbeGrandmother, in Yiddish
- grandmotherMother of a parent
heritage · recipe · heirloom · nostalgia · family · tradition · kosher · kugel
applesauce
Cooked fruit puree
horseradish · dill · scallions · salsa · guacamole · preserves · compote · yogurt · maple · cinnamon
menorah
Jewish ceremonial lampstand
- dreidelHebrew-lettered spinning top
- geltSlang for cash
- miracleSupernatural occurrence beyond explanation
oil · eight · nights · Chanukah · shamash · candles · Maccabees · festival · lights · rededication
Ashkenazi
Jews of European descent
grandmother · heritage · recipe · heirloom · nostalgia · family · tradition · kosher · kugel · gefilte
shredded
Torn into strips
starchy · hashbrowns · rosti · peeled · squeezed · moisture · binding · eggs · flour · onion
golden
Bright yellow, or precious
crackling · crisp · crust · caramelized · seared · blistered · crispness · flaky · pan-fried · edges
- JewishTorah, Shabbat, kosher, rabbi, synagogue
- JudaismShabbat, kosher, Passover, Torah, Hanukkah
- potato dishesfrench fry, hash browns, mashed potatoes, rosti, baked potato
- regional dishesadobo, arepa, bagel, baklava, beignet
- Jewish cultureTorah, synagogue, synagogues, rabbi, rabbis
- AshkenaziYiddish, shtetl, klezmer, gefilte fish, challah
latkehash brown
Fried shredded potato
baked potato · boiled potatoes · tater tot · french fries · home fries
latkematzah
Unleavened ritual flatbread
hamantaschen · charoset · matzo · challah · gefilte fish
latkehash brown
Fried shredded potato
colcannon · Christmas ham · Easter lamb · communion wafer · hot cross buns