Potato-Latkes - Revision history

Dun at 19:07, 18 February 2012

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−	~~[[File:00000162 potato lotkes.jpg\|thumb\|100px\|right\|Plate of lotkes.]]~~('''Yiddish:''' לאטקעס / '''English definition:''' Potato pancakes)	+	('''Yiddish:''' לאטקעס / '''English definition:''' Potato pancakes)

	Potato Latkes are pancakes made from grated potatoes that are almost always fried in oil. It is customary for Jews to include them in their meals during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.		Potato Latkes are pancakes made from grated potatoes that are almost always fried in oil. It is customary for Jews to include them in their meals during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
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	== Background ==		== Background ==

−	Potato latkes or potato pancakes are a traditional dish in many European countries as well as parts of Russia. Over the years they have become a traditional Jewish food especially for Ashkenazic Jews.	+	[[File:00000162 potato lotkes.jpg\|thumb\|130px\|right\|Plate of lotkes.]]Potato latkes or potato pancakes are a traditional dish in many European countries as well as parts of Russia. Over the years they have become a traditional Jewish food especially for Ashkenazic Jews.

Dun at 19:06, 18 February 2012

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−	('''Yiddish:''' לאטקעס / '''English definition:''' Potato pancakes)	+	[[File:00000162 potato lotkes.jpg\|thumb\|100px\|right\|Plate of lotkes.]]('''Yiddish:''' לאטקעס / '''English definition:''' Potato pancakes)

	Potato Latkes are pancakes made from grated potatoes that are almost always fried in oil. It is customary for Jews to include them in their meals during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.		Potato Latkes are pancakes made from grated potatoes that are almost always fried in oil. It is customary for Jews to include them in their meals during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
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	== Ingredients ==		== Ingredients ==

−	The main ingredients for potato latkes are most commonly grated potatoes and onions mixed with eggs, salt and optionally flavored with different seasonings. The latke batter is then formed into small cakes and fried in sizzling oil until nice and brown. Many people enjoy eating them together with condiments of sour cream and apple sauce.	+	[[File:00000161 potatoes peeled for cooking latkes.jpg\|thumb\|180px\|left\|Potatoes peeled for cooking latkes.]]The main ingredients for potato latkes are most commonly grated potatoes and onions mixed with eggs, salt and optionally flavored with different seasonings. The latke batter is then formed into small cakes and fried in sizzling oil until nice and brown. Many people enjoy eating them together with condiments of sour cream and apple sauce.

Simcha at 20:29, 20 December 2011

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−	== Background ~~[[File:uparrow.jpg\|link=#top]]~~ ==	+	== Background ==

	Potato latkes or potato pancakes are a traditional dish in many European countries as well as parts of Russia. Over the years they have become a traditional Jewish food especially for Ashkenazic Jews.		Potato latkes or potato pancakes are a traditional dish in many European countries as well as parts of Russia. Over the years they have become a traditional Jewish food especially for Ashkenazic Jews.
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−	== Ingredients ~~[[File:uparrow.jpg\|link=#top]]~~ ==	+	== Ingredients ==

	The main ingredients for potato latkes are most commonly grated potatoes and onions mixed with eggs, salt and optionally flavored with different seasonings. The latke batter is then formed into small cakes and fried in sizzling oil until nice and brown. Many people enjoy eating them together with condiments of sour cream and apple sauce.		The main ingredients for potato latkes are most commonly grated potatoes and onions mixed with eggs, salt and optionally flavored with different seasonings. The latke batter is then formed into small cakes and fried in sizzling oil until nice and brown. Many people enjoy eating them together with condiments of sour cream and apple sauce.


−	== Hanukkah custom ~~[[File:uparrow.jpg\|link=#top]]~~ ==	+	== Hanukkah custom ==

	Potato latkes are a traditional food eaten in the Jewish home during Hanukah. Being a very oily food it is reminiscent of the miraculous flame of the temple menorah that burned for 8 days using a minute amount of oil barely enough for one full day. Some people specifically use olive oil as a reminiscence of the miracle that occurred with olive oil.		Potato latkes are a traditional food eaten in the Jewish home during Hanukah. Being a very oily food it is reminiscent of the miraculous flame of the temple menorah that burned for 8 days using a minute amount of oil barely enough for one full day. Some people specifically use olive oil as a reminiscence of the miracle that occurred with olive oil.

Simcha at 20:45, 1 November 2011

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	Potato latkes are a traditional food eaten in the Jewish home during Hanukah. Being a very oily food it is reminiscent of the miraculous flame of the temple menorah that burned for 8 days using a minute amount of oil barely enough for one full day. Some people specifically use olive oil as a reminiscence of the miracle that occurred with olive oil.		Potato latkes are a traditional food eaten in the Jewish home during Hanukah. Being a very oily food it is reminiscent of the miraculous flame of the temple menorah that burned for 8 days using a minute amount of oil barely enough for one full day. Some people specifically use olive oil as a reminiscence of the miracle that occurred with olive oil.
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	== Hanukkah custom [[File:uparrow.jpg\|link=#top]] ==		== Hanukkah custom [[File:uparrow.jpg\|link=#top]] ==

−	Potato latkes are a traditional food eaten in the Jewish home during Hanukah. Being a very oily food it is reminiscent of the miraculous flame of the temple menorah that burned for 8 days using a minute amount of oil barely enough for one full day.	+	Potato latkes are a traditional food eaten in the Jewish home during Hanukah. Being a very oily food it is reminiscent of the miraculous flame of the temple menorah that burned for 8 days using a minute amount of oil barely enough for one full day. Some people specifically use olive oil as a reminiscence of the miracle that occurred with olive oil.

Simcha at 07:34, 23 September 2011

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−	== Background ==	+	== Background [[File:uparrow.jpg\|link=#top]] ==

	Potato latkes or potato pancakes are a traditional dish in many European countries as well as parts of Russia. Over the years they have become a traditional Jewish food especially for Ashkenazic Jews.		Potato latkes or potato pancakes are a traditional dish in many European countries as well as parts of Russia. Over the years they have become a traditional Jewish food especially for Ashkenazic Jews.
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−	== Ingredients ==	+	== Ingredients [[File:uparrow.jpg\|link=#top]] ==

	The main ingredients for potato latkes are most commonly grated potatoes and onions mixed with eggs, salt and optionally flavored with different seasonings. The latke batter is then formed into small cakes and fried in sizzling oil until nice and brown. Many people enjoy eating them together with condiments of sour cream and apple sauce.		The main ingredients for potato latkes are most commonly grated potatoes and onions mixed with eggs, salt and optionally flavored with different seasonings. The latke batter is then formed into small cakes and fried in sizzling oil until nice and brown. Many people enjoy eating them together with condiments of sour cream and apple sauce.


−	== Hanukkah custom ==	+	== Hanukkah custom [[File:uparrow.jpg\|link=#top]] ==

	Potato latkes are a traditional food eaten in the Jewish home during Hanukah. Being a very oily food it is reminiscent of the miraculous flame of the temple menorah that burned for 8 days using a minute amount of oil barely enough for one full day.		Potato latkes are a traditional food eaten in the Jewish home during Hanukah. Being a very oily food it is reminiscent of the miraculous flame of the temple menorah that burned for 8 days using a minute amount of oil barely enough for one full day.

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('''Yiddish:''' לאטקעס / '''English definition:''' Potato pancakes)

Potato Latkes are pancakes made from grated potatoes that are almost always fried in oil. It is customary for Jews to include them in their meals during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.

== Background ==

Potato latkes or potato pancakes are a traditional dish in many European countries as well as parts of Russia. Over the years they have become a traditional Jewish food especially for Ashkenazic Jews.

== Ingredients ==

The main ingredients for potato latkes are most commonly grated potatoes and onions mixed with eggs, salt and optionally flavored with different seasonings. The latke batter is then formed into small cakes and fried in sizzling oil until nice and brown. Many people enjoy eating them together with condiments of sour cream and apple sauce.

== Hanukkah custom ==

Potato latkes are a traditional food eaten in the Jewish home during Hanukah. Being a very oily food it is reminiscent of the miraculous flame of the temple menorah that burned for 8 days using a minute amount of oil barely enough for one full day.