•Food Eight Days Of Treats om klanukh Ideas from th e cinstein.x lose Delicacies from around the world for the holiday of Chanukah. ANNABEL COHEN Special to The Jewish News C hantikah is one of those rare holidays that most Jews real- ly celebrate for the full eight days. The candles are lit all eight nights and potato latkes are often served more than once. Ashkenazim have romantic memo- ries of shredded potato patties drown- ng in sour cream. But potato latkes are not the whole food story when it comes to Chanukah around the world. Every country does the fried foods routine. And those who know do dairy products. But the diversity of the foods from around the world is astounding. Russians make pancakes, but sometimes they're in a version of blini, thin pancakes made with yeast. 'Turkish Jews will make yoyos, whimsi- cal-shaped pastries which are deep fried and dipped in a sweet honey- and-lemon syrup. Still more unusual to our restrained American palates are stuffed grape leaves for Chanukah, like Jews make in Romania. Detroit's Romanian population enjoys recreating Romanian food vorites, especially around holiday time. Rodica and Aron Blumenthal of Southfield came to Michigan from Bucharest in 1965. Rodica learned to make Romanian specialties from her mother who, Rodica says, "cooked a lot." Her Balkan upbringing included all the old food favorites like gefilte fish and latkes. But Romanian cuisine also reflects veral hundred years of Ottoman rule. "My mother used to make sweet- and-sour grape leaves for Chanukah and stuffed potato dumplings from her native Moldavia," she said. "The sweet of the grape leaves came from sugar and the sour from the lemon and brine in which the grape leaves were packed. We also had puffy, round, European-style donuts (like soofganyot), and borscht, hot beet soup with meat. "We made the grape leaves and dumplings ahead of time, but fried the donuts just before eating them," added Blumenthal. "We used to have all the family over and my mother made the donuts. She liked to play a tricks with the family and some of the donuts she stuffed with cotton and some with mustard. The children would laugh when someone bit into the surprise fillings." For a different and interesting approach to Chanukah this year, try making the following delicacies: Romania GALAUSTE DE CARTOFI Pronounced gah-LOOSH-teh dee kar- TOFF-ee, these stuffed potato dumplings are another version of latkes. What makes these special is that they may be made ahead of time and stuffed with cooked ground beef, grated cheese or minced vegetables instead of the golden onions. SIZ/°Sh ead i7, HOLIDAY NOSH BAG BROS NOSH BOX'S • Half Dozen Bagels • Mel's Coffee Sampler • Cafe Mug Einstein Bros Bagel Chips • Dozen Bagels • Mel's Coffee • Cafe Mug • All-Butter Pound Cake • Melvyn & Elmo Cookies • Chocolate Covered Bagel Chips Einstein Bros® has lots of delicious ways to spread the holiday shmears! Our Holiday Bagel Buckets are a great way to show your holiday spirit at the office. (This season, well donate 3% of the sale of every Holiday Bucket to second Harvest, America's Food Bank Network.) HOLIDAY BUCKET of BAGELS 13 Bagels • 2 Crean) Cheese Tubs ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ■■ Rodica Blumenthal holds her Galauste de Cartofi. Dumpling: 3 medium potatoes, cooked and mashed 1/2 tsp. salt 3 Tbsp. flour Vegetable oil for frying Filling: 2 Tbsp. oil 1 large onion, chopped 2 medium potatoes, cooked and mashed Combine the dumpling ingredients except oil and set aside. Make the filling: Heat oil in a large skillet or medium-high heat. Add the chopped onion and cook, stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes until soft and golden. Let cool. Place the cooled onions in a medium bowl. Add the potatoes and mix until well incorporated. Dust your hands well with flour. $1.00 OFF Holiday Bucket of Bagels (13 bagels and 2 tubs of cream cheese) Only one coupon per visit. Coupon is not redeemable with any other coupon or special offer. No reproduction allowed. Cash redemption value 1/20 of one cent. Applicable taxes paid by bearer. Valid at all Einstein Bros ® Bagels locations. CO 1997 Einstein/ Noah Bagel Corp. expires I ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ • ■ 1/25/98 • •••••••••••....•••••••••••••••••11 If you are not wearing it... sell it!... or BORROW on it! ' You can't enjoy jewelry if it's sitting in your safe deposit box. Sell or borrow on it for immediate cash. We deal in jewelry, watches & gemstones. A Service to Private Owners, Banks & Estates Gem/Diamond Specialist AWARDED CERTIFICATE BY GIA IN GRADING & EVALUATION 30400 Telegraph Rd. • Suite 134 Bingham Farms 642-5575 Fine Jewelers Est.1919 Lawrence M. Allan, President Daily 'Til 5:30 Sat. 'Til 3 12/19 1997 149