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potato pancake
noun
: a fried flat cake of grated potato mixed with raw egg and usually grated onion and spices
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Dan goes very traditional German with a potato pancake served with charred cabbage, caraway sauerkraut, mustard butter, and dill, while Amanda gets a little more modern with a rye and caraway spätzle, caramelized onion, and crispy sauerkraut.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 May 2024
Dan made a potato pancake with charred cabbage, mustard butter and herbs.
—Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
On Target Latkes, a Jewish-style potato pancake, are super popular during Hanukkah and are made from grated potatoes that are fried in oil and eaten with sour cream and/or applesauce.
—Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2023
Expect lobster salad with Siberian reserve caviar, potato pancake mille feuille with ossetra caviar and potato with amur gold caviar.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1865, in the meaning defined above
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“Potato pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potato%20pancake. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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