Hanukkah is upon us, with its gift-giving, candle-lighting and most importantly — a focus on eating fried food. For European Jews, that fried food is the latke. It's a time-honored dish and one that's tied to family memories and childhood.

When it comes to making your own, you can pour over Joan Nathan's recipes or spent some time jotting down tips from your bubbie. Thanks to the beauty of You Tube, you can also now take a less family-friendly route and get your tips from Bubala, Please. (Which is NSFW.)

Ja'Quan and Luis, two seemingly disparate Jews, set aside their differences to share their favorite recipe — which actually seems quite standard and we think should work just fine — for the holiday staple. Pull up a stool and enjoy.

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