No. Jews eat more than just latkes. There are other ritual foods like sufganyot (jelly-filled donuts) and there are normal foods that people eat because latkes are not terribly nutritious alone.
Latkes are potato pancakes eaten in the period of eight days of Hanukkah
There's no such thing as Hanukkah people. Hanukkah is a holiday that is celebrated by Jewish people. During Hanukkah, we customarily eat latkes (potato pancakes) or jelly donuts.
Hanukkah lasts for 8 days, but it has no special meals associated with it. It is traditional to eat potato pancakes (latkes) and jelly donuts (sufganiot), but there's no actual "Hanukkah meal."
The traditional foods for Hanukkah are potato pancakes or latkes. This the same for all European countries. Jelly donuts, traditional in Israel, are also starting to become traditional in Europe and North America.
Latkes (potato pancakes) in America, and sufganiyot (jelly donuts) in Israel.
Those who practice Judaism celebrate Hanukkah by eating latkes. They do many other things during the eight days of Hanukkah, but latkes are a popular treat during this time.
traditional foods include potato pancakes (latkes) and jelly donuts (sufganiot)
The oil in which they're fried reminds us of the oil of the menorah in the Temple, for which the miracle of Hanukkah occurred. See the attached Related Link.
The Judaism celebrates the eight day long festival Chanukah (Hanukkah) by eating latkes. This holiday is all to remember the miracle of the oil that lasted eight days instead of one, and so we eat food that is fried in oil as latkes are grated potatoes fried in oil.
Eat latkes/fried pataoes I know it sounds wierd but they are good with apple sauce and you eat sweet patatoes plantains and srink graoe juice and light the menorah.
Latkes.
Latkes are potato pancakes fried in oil.