Chef - Jewish - Making latka's with my mother
by Mike Savad
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Chef - Jewish - Making latka's with my mother
Artist
Mike Savad
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Photograph - Digital Art
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Growing up in a Jewish home as a kid, one of my favorite memories is when we made latkes together, before food processors we used the cheese grater, this diabolical contraption has sharp blades on all four sides, avoiding accidents was impossible. You will always nick a knuckle, and there will always be a bit of blood.
If you ask any bubbe (grandmother for the gentiles), what is the secret ingredient to making tasty latkes? They will say, blood, a few drops of blood, that's all it takes. You don't taste it of course, it's not like all of your blood comes out, a few drops. And I can promise you, that if you ask, they will say blood, as gross as that sounds. But you'll both laugh while eating those soft yet slightly bouncy oil filled potato disks.
But best of all, the whole house smells like fried food for a week or two. Provided you don't set your arm on fire reaching to the other pan, or melt the nearby walls with all that oil.
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November 22nd, 2023
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