היסטוריה ומקורות
Fried yeast dough filled with jam is known throughout Central and Eastern Europe (German Krapfen, Polish pączki); Ashkenazi Jews knew it by the Yiddish name ponchkes. In 20th-century Israel, under the Hebrew name sufganiyot, it became the main sweet dish of Hanukkah.1
Frying in oil refers to the Hanukkah miracle of the oil.2
גרסאות אזוריות
Besides strawberry jam they are filled with cream, chocolate or caramel (dulce de leche); Israeli bakeries come up with new flavors every year.
North African communities make fried rings of yeast dough (sfenj) for Hanukkah, often dipped in honey or syrup.



