VIDEO: How to make doughnuts, latkes and drinks (in Yiddish!)
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By Forverts Staff December 14, 2022
Latkes and doughnuts have been traditional Hanukkah staples for hundreds of years. In this episode of “Est Gezunterheyt” (“Eat In Good Health”), Rukhl Schaechter and Eve Jochnowitz help you get your Hanukkah party started by demonstrating — in Yiddish — how to prepare these treats while their special guest, Leana Jelen, a Yiddish-speaking former barista, mixes the drinks.
In the clip, Rukhl demonstrates how to cut the carbs in your latkes, while keeping them delightfully tasty and crunchy, while Eve prepares doughnuts, known as pontshkes in Yiddish (and sufganiot in Hebrew), out of pureed pumpkin, a vegetable that’s packed with nutrients. And Leana shows you how to make two alcoholic drinks – one hot and one cold – that will be a sure hit with your guests.
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In the past, the goal of the Forverts was to Americanize its readers, to encourage them to learn English well and to acculturate to American society. Today, our goal is the reverse: to acquaint readers — especially those with Eastern European roots — with their Jewish cultural heritage, through the Yiddish language, literature, recipes and songs.
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