Latkes, latkes and more latkes. The fried potato pancakes are the quintessential centerpiece of the Hanukkah table in Ashkenazi Jewish homes. In a Hanukkah story in last Sunday's Weekend section, Leah Koenig, author of the recently published "Portico: Cooking and Feasting in Rome's Jewish Kitchen," tells us that in the mostly Sephardic Jewish households of Rome, fried food runs deep in the culinary culture.
Go for a big salad, such as Adeena Sussman's Early Winter Salad, which features one of my all-time favorite fruits, the persimmon. Andy Baraghani's Fennel Salad With Spicy Green Olives And Crushed Pistachios feeds any passion for briny, spicy and crunchy in one fell swoop.
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