Hannukah Party – A Festive Time And One You Can Make Amazing
Hannukah Party
The Jewish holiday, Hannukah, is one of the most important of all Jewish holidays, and coincides with the Christian holiday, Christmas, and you can easily have a blended Hannukah party of your own. Hannukah means “Dedication” and was first celebrated as a rededication of the Jewish holy temple after Antiochus IV desecrated it. Olive oil was particularly precious and used in such rituals, and there was only enough consecrated olive oil left to fuel the temple’s eternal flame for a single day at most. Traditional celebrations normally include eating, the exchange of gifts or presents of money or candy coins, recitation of blessings, and lighting the menorah. Decorations usually include a traditional use of blue, silver, and white. Hanukkah trees are becoming more popular and are normally decorated in the traditional colors with a star of David on top.
More and more the traditional celebration of Hanukkah is being blended with Christmas, and if you wish to pass on and retain certain traditions of both faiths, it is important to ease the transition with a blend of traditional activities, gifts, and foods. Blended celebrations can be a true joy for everyone.
Traditional Hanukkah Cooking – Some Great Ideas
There may be many reasons why you choose to research cooking in this tradition. You may be Jewish and looking for authentic recipes for yourself and your family,or perhaps your are hoping to find new and exciting recipes to prepare for this important time in the Jewish calendar. Whatever you motivation, the purpose of the following information is to reveal a few of the basic Hanukkah cooking traditions and to inspire you to try a few of these great recipes for yourself. Like most important religious feasts family traditions play an important part of the celebration and Hanukkah is no exception.
One element that is essential to Hanukkah cooking is oil. Oil has traditional and symbolic relevance to this festival. There are wonderful and extremely popular potato pancakes called Latkes, which are traditionally deep fried in oil. Also a traditional dish using oil is breaded lamb chops which are fried in much the same way as chicken is cooked in the US.
Continuing on the theme of deep fried food and cooking with oil there are an array of sweets to tempt your palate. Continuing with the theme of traditional Hanukkah cooking you should also try three other popular favorites, such as vegetable kugel, brisket and loukoumades. These dishes are widely prepared and enjoyed during Hanukkah and therefore the recipes for them can be found easily in bookstores or libraries that have a cookery section devoted to this kind of cooking and information about Jewish traditions and customs.
As you can see most of the dishes enjoyed during Hanukkah are fairly easy to make leaving you with more time to enjoy the occasion with friends and family.
If you haven’t already done so, source your recipes and hopefully cooking for Hanukkah will be a pleasurable and rewarding experience.
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