by Melissa S » Fri Dec 23, 2016 11:24 am
Well we Jews eat latkes because they're fried in oil. Same reason we eat donuts at Chanukah. We are celebrating the miracle of the oil that lasted 8 days rather than the expected one day.
"The effect is that Jews today eat latkes for Hanukkah. Latkes — potato pancakes — are a delicious reminder of the Hanukkah story. ... And this miracle, which is now at the center of the Hanukkah celebration, is commemorated by eating food fried in oil, specifically latkes. That makes sense.Dec 15, 2014