For Hanukkah, a celebration of olio nuovo , or new olive oil
(LA Times Food)

From at least the 14th century, Jews have celebrated Hanukkah by deep-frying pastries - Iraqi zengoula, Indian jalabi, Spanish and Mexican buñuelos, Italian frittelle, Israeli sufganiyot - and, since the 19th century, pan-frying potato latkes. But it´s the oil - specifically olive oil - and not...