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It's all about fried food for Hanukkah. But it doesn't have to be latkes

Jews 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 <em>sufganiyot</em> in Hebrew, on display at a bakery in Kadima in central Israel. (Getty Images)
Jews 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.

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