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Latkes
Crispy pancakes of grated potato fried in oil; served with sour cream or apple sauce.
Food
Foods fried in oil
Because the miracle involved oil, the festive table is full of foods fried in oil. The best known are latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (filled doughnuts), especially beloved in Israel.
Mountain and Sephardic Jews have their own oil-fried sweets and fritters. Dairy dishes are also served — in memory of the heroism of Judith — and, of course, sweets for the children.
On the table
The festival's signature dishes
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Sufganiyot
Round doughnuts filled with jam or cream and dusted with powdered sugar — a symbol of the Israeli Hanukkah.
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Dairy dishes
Cheeses and dairy foods — in memory of Judith, whose courage helped save her people.