sufganiyot
But there are plenty of other foods in the fried universe. And increasingly, doughnuts—specifically, the Hanukkah-themed filled-donuts known as sufganiyot in Israel—are spreading to America as a kind of latke alternative.
According to the Encyclopedia of Jewish Food, sufganiyot (sufganiyah is the singular) take their name from a root word meaning "sponge," from a kind of spongy dough referenced in the Talmud.
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