Just in time for Hanukkah!
TBH I’ve never been a fan of latkes, rösti, riefkooche (but my dad was). Pickle latkes I could totes get behind… if someone else fries them in their kitchen 
Are Latkes deep fried or shallow fried??
I’ve never made them, but they look interesting…
Usually deep-fried or shallow-fried (thanks for the correction, @backyardchef!).
Some even bake, but I’d think the end result wouldn’t be quite the same — like most things that should be fried vs. baked.
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I have a deep fryer, but it’s such a pain to clean the thing up.
Maybe an air fryer with a spritz of oil on them, then flip half way thru and re-spritz them??
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Oh, yes! That may very well work. I don’t know how well these stick together, tho, having never made them.
TOFTT and report back if you try plz 
Pan fried is pretty common.
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Shallow. I usually make latke muffins, less labor intensive and your kitchen doesn’t smell like fry after.
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My relatives were always pan-fryers. I stay to this method.
I will NOT be adding pickles (shudder) to my latkes. Just…. No.
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Yeah, I dunno who came up with that, but I’m putting it in this category of dubious “innovations.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/dining/holiday-party-shrimp-tower.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Pan fried is traditional. I had a DeLongi roto deep fryer once and did latkes in it - the “roto” part made them come out like balls instead of pancakes. Tasted good, though.
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Not ADD them. Replace the stupid potatoes with them 
Pickles is life.
I have a possibly unhealthy love for pickles. But don’t dare take away my crispy potatoes. Is there such a thing as pickled potatoes???
Ah, two antipodes if I ever saw them. I LURVVVVV pickles (cukes, for the most part, don’t care for ME pickled veg or tomatoes or other ish like that).
The great news: nobody has to eat anything they don’t like, at least once we reached adulthood
Oh HELL TO THE NO
