StephanieL Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 21 hours ago, voyager said: Funny, that. And a relish plate. California holidays. Not quite a relish plate, but my cousin and her husband are originally from Washington State and Oregon, respectively, so maybe it's a West Coast thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Do the apple/cheese fritters I made qualify as latkes? Light almond flour binding. I know latkes don’t have to be potato-based. ”No, shut up” is an acceptable answer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rozrapp Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 12 hours ago, Wilfrid said: Do the apple/cheese fritters I made qualify as latkes? Light almond flour binding. I know latkes don’t have to be potato-based. ”No, shut up” is an acceptable answer. “Latke” means “pancake”. So, if a fritter is a pancake, then it’s a latke. Overall, Chanukah is an “excuse” to eat anything fried in oil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 They were definitely fried in oil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orik Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 The usage I know is latkes for potato and other vegetable pancakes / patties and kremzalach for e.g. Hannukah cheese pancakes but yeah, you fry it and it's kosher. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rozrapp Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 57 minutes ago, Orik said: The usage I know is latkes for potato and other vegetable pancakes / patties and kremzalach for e.g. Hannukah cheese pancakes but yeah, you fry it and it's kosher. I’ve only made Chremslach with matzoh meal during Passover. But via the Google, I see that you are right about using cheese for both holidays. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Hmmmmmmmmmmm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephanieL Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 I read somewhere that cheese latkes for Chanukah were the norm before potatoes were brought to Europe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Confirmed here. Says potato latkes took off in the mid-1800s. https://www.pbs.org/food/features/history-of-latkes/ Given the applesauce connection, I am going to marvel at my apple-cheese fritters as ingenious post-modern riffs on latkes. I had no idea. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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