Latkes frying. These latkes were made with potatoes grated into long strips.

Potato pancakes, also known as kartoffelpuffen or latkes or latkas (Yiddish: לאַטקעס), are shallow-fried cakes of grated potato and egg, often flavoured with grated onion. Potato pancakes may be topped with a variety of condiments, from savoury (sour cream, various cheeses) to sweet (applesauce, sugar with or without cinnamon), but traditionalists prefer them ungarnished. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1708 KB) Summary Potato latkes frying in my kitchen. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1708 KB) Summary Potato latkes frying in my kitchen. ... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, commonly grown for its starchy tuber. ...

Though commonly associated with the Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine of Eastern Europe, they are not necessarily Jewish in origin. Areas like northeast Poland, for instance, know many varieties. A favorite Polish dish is placki węgierskie (placki po węgiersku) — potato pancakes stuffed with a thick, spicy Hungarian goulash. Latkes are traditionally eaten during the Jewish Hanukkah festival although they play no fundamental part in Hanukkah ritual. The custom probably evolved because of the preference for eating fried foods during the festival that celebrates a miracle involving oil in the Temple of ancient Israel. Variants include cheese, apple, zucchini, spinach, leek, and rice latkes. Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim (אַשְׁכֲּנָזִי אַשְׁכֲּנָזִים Standard Hebrew, AÅ¡kanazi,AÅ¡kanazim, Tiberian Hebrew, ʾAÅ¡kănāzî, ʾAÅ¡kănāzîm, pronounced sing. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current national boundaries: Russia (dark orange), other countries of the former USSR (medium orange),members of the Warsaw pact (light orange), and other former Communist regimes not aligned with Moscow (lightest orange). ... Goulash Goulash with gnocchi Goulash is hell on a plate, originally from wisconson, usually made of fried rice, mangos, teenage mutant ninja tutles, and turd powder. ... Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah) (‎), also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday beginning on the 25th day of the month of Kislev, which may fall anytime from late November to late December. ... A stone (2. ...

The potato pancake in its many varieties exists wherever the potato itself exists. It is often the by-product of leftover potatoes being cooked up by their respective housekeeper in an effort to keep from wasting otherwise perfectly edible potatoes which had not found their way into the main dish. This provides the potato pancake with a truly multi-national/multi-cultural proliferation, stemming merely from natural ingenuity on the cook's behalf.

The potatoes can be roughly grated, cut, or julienned to give a textured cake bearing a distinct resemblance to American hash browns. Some chefs prefer to finely mince the potatoes and drop a form of griddle cake. The French dish commonly known as "potato galette" or "crique" is similar, but in it the sour cream is an ingredient rather than a topping. Julienning is a method of food preparation in which the food item is cut into long thin (matchstick-sized) strips. ... A hash brown (frequently in the pural: hashed browns) is a food made of fried diced or shredded potatoes. ... A galette is a savoury buckwheat crêpe, a type of pancake from the French region of Brittany. ...

The Swedish version of unbound potato pancakes is called rårakor. Prepared with a batter of wheat flour, milk, egg, and potatoes and fried like thin pancakes, they are called raggmunk, which literally translates to "hairy doughnuts" (the grated potatoes make them look hairy). Both kinds are enjoyed with fried bacon and/or lingonberry jam. The commercial brand Hungry Jack Potato Pancake mix (formerly French's Potato Pancake Mix) most closely resembles the Swedish style of the dish. Two pancakes with maple syrup. ... Binomial nomenclature Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. Ref: ITIS 505637 The Cowberry or Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) is a small evergreen shrub in the plant Family Ericaceae that bears edible fruits. ...

In Germany and Austria, a variation called Kartoffelpuffen or Erdäpfelpuffen exists. It is traditionally sold all through the winter from roadside stands stands where the pancakes are baked in metal ovens alongside potato wedges and sweet chestnuts. They are eaten with garlic, salt and butter. Binomial name Mill. ...

Rösti, potato pancakes of Swiss origin, are distinct from latkes in that they generally contain no egg or binding ingredient and may be flavoured with thyme. Rösti Rösti is a potato dish from Switzerland. ...

A similar food exists in Korea called "gahm-ja juhn"(Korean: 감자전), literally meaning "potato pancake". It is usually mixed with finely grated carrot or green onion, which adds color and crunchy texture to the dish. Cheese or ham may also be added. It is traditionally served with a dipping sauce made of soy sauce and vinegar.

Potato pancakes, or just potato cakes (also known as potato scallops in some shops), are very common in fish and chip shops in Australia. This variant is normally a thick slice of potato, dipped in batter, with no additional flavouring added except salt. Fish and chips in wrapping paper Fish and chips is deep-fried fish in batter with deep-fried potatoes, and a popular take-away food. ...

See also

• Hash brown
• Boxty
• Papa rellena
• Potato cake
• Bubble and squeak
• Lefse

Hash browns or hashed browns is a simple potato preparation in which potato pieces are pan-fried after being diced, riced, or julienned. ... Boxty is a traditional Irish potato pancake. ... Papa rellena Papas rellena (stuffed potato in Spanish) is a Peruvian dish consisting of mashed potatoes stuffed with ground (minced) meat, chopped hard boiled eggs, olives and various spices and then deep fried. ... Potato cakes may refer to different preparations of potatoes. ... Bubble and squeak (sometimes just called bubble) is a traditional British dish made with the shallow-fried leftover vegetables from a roast dinner. ... Lefse (pronounced lef-sa) is a traditional soft Scandinavian flatbread made out of potato, milk and flour, and cooked on a griddle. ... Image File history File links Wikibooks-logo-en. ... Wikibooks logo Wikibooks, previously called Wikimedia Free Textbook Project and Wikimedia-Textbooks, is a wiki for the creation of books. ...

External links

• Potato Latka Recipe
• Chanukah potato Latkes recipes
• Potato latkes
• Korean potato pancake and its dipping sauce
• A blog called "Pancakes at Dawn." Many interesting pancake recipes are provided
• A Hanukkah parody song about latkes
• Potato Pancake Recipe