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Because Hanukkah celebrates the miracle of a small amount of lamp oil keeping the Second Temple’s Menorah alight for eight days, foods fried in oil are traditionally eaten to celebrate the holiday.
Sufganiyot, or jelly-filled donuts, are classic Hanukkah treats otherwise known as challah donuts. Chef Michael Solomonov has shared his delicious recipe with us.Get the recipe: Challah Donuts Latkes
As the Jewish Festival of Lights, or Hanukkah, is fast approaching (December 25, 2024 to January 2, 2025), we’re looking forward to playing dreidel (and winning gelt!), lighting the menorah with ...
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Commercial bakeries began selling sufganiyot days and weeks before Hanukkah began, lengthening the employment period. Their effort was successful, and sufganiyot became the most popular food for Hanukkah in Israel. [a] [3] [6] [2] [7] By the 21st century, more Israeli Jews report eating sufganiyot on Hanukkah than fasting on Yom Kippur. [2] [17]
Alternative names: Blintzes: Type: Jewish cuisine: Place of origin: Eastern Europe: Created by: Ashkenazi Jewish community: Serving temperature: Hot, traditionally with sour cream or fruit compote: Main ingredients: Dough; filling: farmer's cheese or other similar soft cheese, or fruit preserves.
Common traditions include the lighting of the menorah (an additional candle each evening), the spinning of the dreidel and, of course, eating scrumptious, rich, fried foods. Why fried?
Sfenj quickly became popular for Hanukkah, as it is easy to prepare at home. However, Sfenj's ease of preparation contributed to its loss of popularity in Israel when the Histadrut , Israel's national labor union, pushed to make the jelly-filled sufganiyah the traditional food of Hanukkah, during the late 1920s.