Fritas de prasa

Fritas de prasa
Fritas de prasa
Alternative names	Keftes de prasa, koftas de prasa, leek patties, potato-leek patties, Sephardi latkes
Type	Sephardi Jewish cuisine, Israeli cuisine
Place of origin	Probably Spain
Region or state	Israel, Sepharadi Jewish diaspora
Created by	Sephardi Jewish community of Spain and Portugal
Serving temperature	Hot, traditionally served for Hanukkah, Passover, and Rosh Hashanah although it can be served all year
Main ingredients	Leeks, potatoes, egg, matzo meal, kosher salt, cooking oil

Fritas de prasa, also Keftes de prasa (Hebrew: קציצות כרישה) (Kztizot krisha) are fried potato-leek pancakes common in Sephardi cuisine.

Fritas de prasa are similar to a latke.^[1] Fritas de prasa have been served by Sephardi Jews on Hanukkah, Passover and Rosh Hashanah since the time of the Spanish Inquisition and forced expulsion of Jews from Spain.^[2]

References

^ "Zahav a World of Israeli Cooking". Hadassah Magazine. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
^ Marks, Gil. Olive Trees and Honey. HMH.

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