Special foods include potato pancakes (latkes) and jelly donuts (sufganiyot). Also, any foods fried in oil are traditional.
There isn't anything that could be called a "Hanukkah Dinner" though.
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On Hanukkah, we light the menorah after saying the blessings; and special prayers are added in the synagogue services.
Yes. Hanukkah does not add any food rules.
Jews do not eat a pig at any time of the year, so they do not eat a pig on Hanukkah either.
There is no Jewish tradition of eating tamales on Hanukkah.
There is no such thing as "Hanukkah people". Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday celebrated by Jewish people. The holiday of hanukkah doesn't add any food restrictions, other than what Jews already follow. Parmesan dip and chips are okay, but if it's a kosher household, the food must be kosher.
Yes. Hanukkah is not a fasting holiday.
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.
Latkes (potato pancakes) in America, and sufganiyot (jelly donuts) in Israel.
traditional foods include potato pancakes (latkes) and jelly donuts (sufganiot)
Yes.
Sort of. On Hanukkah, it is traditional to eat potato pancakes, which are commonly served with applesauce, but the applesauce doesn't have any significance.
Macaroons are not a traditional food for Hanukkah. You are more likely to see macaroons on Passover.
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."