" ¢ The word potato pancake derives from theYiddish …. " latke " ! Although other title propose it derives from the Old Russian oladka , and as such is a diminutive of olad’ya , from Greek eladia , the plural of eladion , which means " a little oily thing , " coming from elaia , which means " olive . " Got it ?
" ¢Â Though we most prominently associate latke with potatoes ( most multitude call them " potato pancakes " ) , it was n’t always so . " The Maccabee soldiers eat potato pancake made fromcheese , vegetables , or fruitswhich were bestow to them on the field of honor . However , potato were n’t usable until the 16th century . "
" ¢Â The most popular fashion to prepare latkes is to electrocute them in vegetable oil — mark the oil color that miraculously provided light for eight days . The secret to a smashing potato pancake , consort toEpicurious , is : " The starchier the Irish potato , the crisper the latke . As for varieties , broil Solanum tuberosum are the starchiest , Yukon Golds next , and boiling Solanum tuberosum have the least amylum . "
" ¢Â Plenty of people have their vox populi of how to make tasty latke , includingCarl Bernstein . And Leslye Louis of Missouri gained some fame for make latke out of 10 choppedWhite Castleburgers , deliver the goods their top prize in 2007 .
" ¢ latke are n’t just for Hanukkah , though - plainly you could show your Latke love by orderingheart - shaped latkesfor Valentine ’s twenty-four hours !
" ¢Â What ’s a Dietribe without a food for thought competition ? In 2008 the National Potato Latke Eating Championship was won by " Furious " Pete Czerwinski , who set a new track record byconsuming 46 spud latkes(approx 7 pound ) in 8 instant .
" ¢Â Who does n’t like latkes ? Who cares ! They wo n’t be go to theEveryone Likes Latkes Partyin Boston , at any rate . Seems we missed it this year , but perhaps we ’ll send a sentinel for next time . Any volunteers ?
" ¢Â For those not familiar with the Latke - Hamantash Debate ( " which is better ? " ) , it has arich historyand plenty ofword playattached . It ’s definitely the tastiest protest and debate I ’ve ever seen !
" ¢Â speech production of discord , not all latkes are happy potato pancake , as outlined in this children ’s book , The Latke WhoCouldn’t Stop Screaming . ( It ’s not a repulsion write up , he ’s just somewhat verklempt ) .
" ¢Â I ’ll get out it toLatke Larry(voiced by Jerry Stiller ) to finish us up . " Latke Larry , invest in a chef ’s chapeau , tzitzit dangling from his waistline , rocks to and fro and sings ( to the strain of " Rock of Ages " ): ' Latke Larry come to you , a Quaker to toy with and fun to chew . I ’ve got tale of Maccabees — oy — and plenty of kilocalorie . ' " show his storyhere .
" ¢Â I can assure you guy this situation has made me hungrier than most , how about you ? Any special formula to partake in ? And put in your vote : morose pick or applesauce with your latkes ?
" ˜Dietribes ' appears every other Wednesday . Food photos necessitate byJohanna Beyenbach . You might commend that name from our mail about hercolorful diet .
