What can I fry latkes in?

Table of Contents:

1. What can I fry latkes in?
2. What country do latkes come from?
3. Are latkes religious?
4. How old are potato latkes?
5. What does so jelly mean?
6. What is the name of a Polish donut?
7. What is Pancake Day called in Poland?

What can I fry latkes in?

Stick to canola or peanut oil, which both have high enough smoke points to fry up a mess of latkes.

What country do latkes come from?

They originated in the eastern European countries of Germany Austria, Russia and Poland as a peasant food. Potatoes were cheap, plentiful and easy to store, making them a staple and necessitating inventive potato recipes.

Are latkes religious?

"pancake"), is a type of potato pancake or fritter in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine that is traditionally prepared to celebrate Hanukkah. Latkes can be made with ingredients other than potatoes including cheese and zucchini.

How old are potato latkes?

Latkes (לאַטקע, sometimes spelled latka) are potato pancakes that Ashkenazi Jews have prepared as part of the Hanukkah festival since the mid-1800s, based on an older variant of the dish that goes back to at least the Middle Ages.

What does so jelly mean?

Both male and female can use it. It's an internet slang meaning "jealous".

What is the name of a Polish donut?

Paczki

What is Pancake Day called in Poland?

Pączki in Poland (Shrove Tuesday is known as Śledziówka or Herring Day when herring are eaten instead of pączki.) Shrove Tuesday is also known as ostatki, which literally means "lasts," and refers to the last day to indulge before Lent begins.