The Italian origins of latkes

The World

Tuesday night is the sixth night of Hanukkah. And for lots of American Jews, that means latkes, potato pancakes fried in oil. The World’s Sarah Birnbaum (and her toddler son) look into where this culinary tradition comes from.

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