AdvertisementIt's all about fried food for Hanukkah. But it doesn't have to be latkesUpdated December 02, 2021Bonny WolffacebookEmailJews commemorate Hanukkah by eating fried foods. For most American Jews, that means latkes — potato pancakes fried in oil. But other cultures toss different foods into pots of boiling oil. Take, for example, these fried and jam-filled doughnuts, called sufganiyot in Hebrew, on display at a bakery in Kadima in central Israel. (Getty Images)This article was originally published on December 24, 2016.