{"id":10705,"date":"2020-12-05T05:40:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T10:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divinonyc.com\/blog\/?p=10705"},"modified":"2021-03-13T19:57:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T00:57:54","slug":"hanukkah-food-and-wine-pairing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divino.wine\/hanukkah-food-and-wine-pairing\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanukkah Food and Wine Pairing: Sommelier-Style"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Traditional Symbolic Foods. Fried<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Raise a glass to the miracle of light. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hanukkah is a time to celebrate with loved ones over heaping plates of traditional symbolic foods, many of them fried in a tribute to a legendary tale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hanukkah tradition varies throughout the world and takes cues from local flavors and nostalgic recipes that persist among the Jewish diaspora. Oil and deep frying are a common thread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following a battle with the Greek-Syrian army to liberate Jerusalem, the Maccabean army found their temple strewn with idols and the eternal flame barely flickering. Instead, the sacred oil burned for eight days, just enough time to sanctify a new batch and keep the temple lamp aglow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Food and Wine Pairing Like a Pro<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
At its heart, Hanukkah is a story of light conquering darkness, but for our purposes, it\u2019s all about traditional fried foods and what wine to pair with them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n