I’ve been seeing a lot of threat posts lately and honestly? Fuck that shit.
People could have made nice posts but no – y’all gotta go and give people anxiety.
No-one needs to reblog bupkis.
one day you will see the light. i bet you lot don’t have latkes with pesto alla trapanese either. i feel so sorry for you.
team ketchup all the way
Latkes are fried potato cakes. Putting ketchup on things made of fried potato is legit. Therefore, ketchup on latkes is weird but legit. Yes, it’s americanizing an old ashkenazi tradition, but there is nothing wrong with that, especially when it comes to what kind of food you prefer to put in your face.
Want to make your latkes out of zucchini or butternut squash or quinoa? Want to put chives or chopped dill or goat cheese in the batter? So long as you fry them in oil, fine, the oil’s the important part. Want to serve your latkes with pesto, honey mustard, cranberry sauce, pickle relish, barbecue sauce, capers, wasabi? Knock yourself out.
I am a staunch defender of old-school potato latkes with onion and salt and black pepper, served with applesauce and sour cream. I’m planning to make them this year. I am also planning to make sweet potato latkes with cinnamon and ginger and clove and nutmeg, because “pumpkin spice latkes” strikes me as both an excellent pun and probably delicious. And what’s the point of celebratory holiday food if it isn’t delicious?
Well, the latke discourse is back on my dash, because it’s happened at least three years in a row and by the official rules of minhag that makes it a binding tradition. Which means it’s time to bring this back.
This year I think I’m gonna try yukon gold potato latkes made with schmaltz, which alas will mean that I can’t put sour cream on them, but which should go well with applesauce (and possibly duck bacon, if I can talk the husband into agreeing that it’s a good idea). I’m also vaguely considering trying zucchini latkes one more time, or possibly cornmeal fritters.
Seriously, put molasses or duck sauce or guacamole on your latkes, make them out of leftover rice or black beans or breadcrumbs, it doesn’t matter,
the sole and only point of latkes is that they should be (a) fried in oil and (b) delicious, and deliciousness is roughly 25000% subjective.
Listen. Listen. It’s winter and we’re still alive. Light some candles and fry something and eat it.
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