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.
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 is no common food that people eat on Veterans Day. However, picnics are common and sometimes families join in celebrating veterans.
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.
The laws of keeping kosher are the same during Hanukkah as the rest of the year. See also:Keeping kosherWhat do Jews eat in Hanukkah?More about Hanukkah
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.