The Great Hanukkah Doughnut Crawl
This year, with most festive traditions (Christmas markets, holiday parties, etc) scuttled due to COVID restrictions, we looked for unorthodox opportunities to celebrate the season. Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, commemorates the miracle of the single oil lamp that lasted for eight nights. It is celebrated with the lighting of the menorah, but also by enjoying anything deep fried, including latkes and doughnuts , called sufganiyot . Hearing about these, we did a doughnut crawl, dropping into several bakeries near Jaffa Street to sample their finest fried creations. The standard sufganiyah is a powdered doughnut filled with jam or chocolate, which can be found in almost every Israeli supermarket and corner store during the season. Of course, Israeli innovation extends to its bakeries and there are a wide variety of flavours, like custard, pistachio and hazelnut. The most decadent we tried was at the famous Kadosh bakery, which had a long lineup out the door. In...