Question of the Day: Latkes—Applesauce or Sour Cream?
... Sour cream or applesauce? What do you eat with your latkes?
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18 Comments:
Applesauce. But it has to be made fresh, using whole cooked apples (pits removed, core and skin left on), and sent thru the food mill.
jperlow at 12:22PM on 12/14/06
both! duh!
stillhungry at 1:04PM on 12/14/06
Both is certainly an option but I think the sourcream just dilutes the flavor of the schmaltz.
jperlow at 1:17PM on 12/14/06
Both, always, but like Jason, I make fresh applesauce while the latkes are cooking.
Meg Hourihan at 2:16PM on 12/14/06
Sour Cream or nothing.
JerzeeTomato at 2:19PM on 12/14/06
fresh applesauce and nothing else...
DM at 2:50PM on 12/14/06
All I add is a light sprinkle of salt and my teeth.
Acme Instant Food at 3:37PM on 12/14/06
Applesauce, made the way Jason describes. I use a mix of heirloom apples, and very little sugar.
Cathy at 5:20PM on 12/14/06
One of the great mysteries of modern judaism is the question of applesauce vs. sour cream. Why did anyone ever think they were mutually exclusive. Either works but together is the winning combination.
Nymarkus at 8:54PM on 12/14/06
Sour cream. Yummm...
LindaD at 9:02PM on 12/14/06
Either, both or neither. Applesauce is great if it's home made. A little salt is enough if the latkes are crisp and if they're not, well they still bring back fond childhood memories.
Bux at 10:53PM on 12/14/06
Both...I like everything with everything.
Barbara Hanson at 9:30AM on 12/15/06
Applesauce is a must.
ndgold at 10:34AM on 12/15/06
Both! I like everything with everything.
Barbara Hanson at 11:18AM on 12/15/06
I swear by applesauce, but most of my family swears by sour cream.
ABM at 4:21PM on 12/15/06
Apple sauce, only. No Sour Cream in this house.
jishman at 10:45AM on 12/16/06
Great-grandmother's recipe for latkes has always been enough without the sour cream or applesauce. It just makes those sweet Vidalia onions practically jump out. However, when we do add a topping, we use the thick and ultra creamy Greek-style sour cream/yogurt (available at Trader Joe's) and/or home-made applesauce that has a hint of nutmeg and sweet China cinnamon. (To paraphrase the old commercial "...try it; you'll like it!") Happy Chanukkah in any event. :-)
AnaHadWolves at 7:33AM on 12/20/06
Definitely both! I like to mix and dip equally.
Erin at 1:27PM on 12/20/06