Nothing screams Hanukkah to me more than eating latkes with family and friends. For the last few years, I have struggled with finding a Fodmap friendly version until now. This recipe is without the white onions and white flour but still tastes pretty dang close to the classic! I did an experiment baking and frying….surprise, surprise the frying did have more flavor and also probably more calories. 🙂
Did you know how the tradition of latkes came about? I thought it was because of the Maccabees surviving on oil for eight days instead of one but actually, there is much more to the story! According to many different sources, potato latkes did not become part of the Hanukkah tradition until hundreds of years later. The story of Judith, the Jewish heroine who saved her village by offering an approaching army a tray of salt, cheese, and wine. These men fell asleep and Judith cut off the general’s head and placed it on a staff. For this reason, some make cheese pancakes instead of the now traditional potato pancakes.