2006-12-15 04:32:51 · 5 answers · asked by bar90 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
Chanukkah celebrates the oil from the lamp that burned for eight days. The oil that you use to fry the latkes represents that oil and the miracle that occurred. Other foods that involve oil are eaten during Chanukkah, such as sufganiyot, a really delicious version of a holeless jelly doughnut, which is also fried.
Plus, they're just so tasty, why not eat them?
2006-12-15 04:43:41 · answer #1 · answered by ourxtrees 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is traditional to eat fried foods on Chanukkah because of the significance of oil to the holiday. Among Ashkenazic Jews, this usually includes latkes.
2006-12-15 12:39:37 · answer #2 · answered by baltiboy 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Why do Hindus eat pistachios and other nuts at Diwali?
And why do you eat turkey at Thanksgiving or Christmas???...
It's called tradition.
One of the other answers gave you the origin of this tradition of fried foods for Chanuka (or Hanukkah...not chanucha)..
Besides all this, latkes are delicious!!
2006-12-15 17:16:02 · answer #3 · answered by abuela Nany 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they're not allowed to eat their young. JK!
2006-12-15 15:09:36 · answer #4 · answered by ConstElation 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Because good Muslim fillets are so hard to find
2006-12-15 16:22:40 · answer #5 · answered by stopbangingyourmommy 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋