Fritas de prasa

Fritas de prasa

Fritas de prasa
Alternative names	Keftes de prasa, koftas de prasa, leek patties, potato-leek patties, Sephardi latkes
Type	fritters, patties
Course	Appetizer
Region or state	Possibly Spain; today popular in Israel and the Sephardic Jewish diaspora
Associated cuisine	Sephardi Jewish cuisine, Israeli cuisine
Created by	Sephardic Jews
Serving temperature	Hot, traditionally served for Hanukkah, Passover, and Rosh Hashanah, although it can be served all year
Main ingredients	Leeks, potatoes, egg, matzo meal, kosher salt, cooking oil

Fritas de prasa, also keftes de prasa and albondigas de prasa (Hebrew: קציצות כרישה, romanized: ktzizot krisha, lit. 'leek patties') are fried potato-leek pancakes common in Sephardic Jewish cuisine.

Fritas de prasa have been served by Sephardic Jews on Rosh Hashanah, Hanukkah, Passover since the time of the Spanish Inquisition and forced expulsion of Jews from Spain.^[1]