WHAT FOOD DO WE EAT ON CHANUKAH AND WHY DO WE EAT THOSE FOODS? By: Ava Channukah

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The Type of Foods

We eat foods fried in oil Do you remember the Miracle of oil on Chanukah? If not, there was just a little oil to light the Menorah with. They used the oil up, but it lasted for 8 days! That’s a big miracle! The Hebrew word for oil is. שמן The word שמן means oil and the letters in שמן go in to the word שמונה which means 8, and the oil lasted for 8 days. Isn’t that awesome?

Latkes

On Chanukah we eat Latkes. Latkes were first eaten by Ashkenazim. They were made with potatoes and were fried in oil. (See slide 3) Now many people eat potato Latkes fried in oil.

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Although most modern versions of doughnuts have a sweet interior, the original filled doughnuts were primarily packed with meat, fish, mushrooms, cheese, or other savory mixtures. At that time, sugar was still very expensive and rare in Germany, so savory dishes were much more common. Within a century of the jelly doughnut’s appearance in Germany, every northern European country from Denmark to Russia had started eating it. Within a century of the jelly doughnut’s initial appearance in Germany, every northern European country from Denmark to Russia had started eating it.

Gelt $10 Gelt $5 Gelt $50 Gelt $3

Gelt In Yiddish Gelt means Chanukah Money, and originally Gelt was money. In the 20 th century the USA made Gelt chocolate coins. The way coins goes back to Macabee times is after the whole war Israel counted all their money many times. If you have these coins it’s like we have the Macabee’s coins. $$$$$$$

In 2006… In 2006 a survey was done. They saw that 74% of the families in Israel give Gelt.

Moroccan Traditions

Moroccan Traditions The rich food traditions of the Moroccan Jewish community did not know of potato latkes or jelly doughnuts but they had heard of the Sfenj doughnut, which was made with the juice, and zest of an orange. From the early days of nation building in Israel, the orange came to be associated with the holiday of Chanukah. As the famous Yaffa oranges came into season in time for Chanukah.

Columbian Traditions

Plantains A plantain is a like a banana but way sweeter.

Columbian Traditions Patacones are made from green plantains peeled and cut cross-wise. They are fried twice and are served in restaurants all over Colombia as a side dish for fish dishes or as an appetizer with guacamole, hogao (tomato and onion sauce) or ají (hot salsa). They eat Patacones instead of Latkes on Chanukah.

Sites/People Chabad.org Homecooking.about.com Wikipedia Ms. Basseri

The End Thank you for watching! Happy Chanukah!