- Ready?
(chuckles)
Choke.
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Hi, I'm Melissa, a mum of two,
and I'm about to try some other mum's potato latkes.
- Latkes are traditionally made at Hanukkah time,
as they're fried in oil and Hanukkah is about oil.
- I like eating them more than I like cooking them
because they make the house smell,
they make your hair smell.
- It's not the most healthy food, but it tastes really good.
- Mine are different because I put grated onion,
pan fry them in olive oil,
then I put them on a tray in a really hot oven
to finish them through.
- My latkes are different,
because I tried to get them crisp on the outside
and soft on the inside.
Some people like them a little bit coarse,
try and get them soft as I can,
but they are generally very tasty.
- I'm really interested to see how the other mums
serve their potato latkes,
especially when it comes to size because size does matter.
I like to serve mine small because you get the crispy batter
and maybe if they're a bit bigger,
you lack some of the batter.
- Everyone loves a latke, you've got to love a latke.
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- I'm hungry. Can we do this now?
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Yeah, it looks really nice.
I like the where you can see where the onion.
It's quite a simple mix of ingredients
to make a potato latke.
- Nice and crispy. Particularly around the edges.
It smells, it smells very latke-ry.
It smells just like I want to eat it.
- It does look a little bit burned, just at the top,
perhaps a little over cooked here.
- Very nice,
I probably would have put a little more seasoning in them
and I don't think there's any onion in
or not much onion if there is any.
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- Hmm, it's very potatoey.
All latkes are different, some have a higher potato content,
some might have a higher onion content.
And this is more of a potatoey potato latke,
does that make sense?
But that is not a bad thing, it's good.
It's very filling I think
because there's so much potato in it.
- They're quite thin,
which makes them the different texture,
because they're thin you get less of the soft bit
in the middle and more of the crunchiness,
which is quite a nice, nice way of serving it.
Compliments the food on the plate.
- Even though I might've noted
that it looked look little burned
it certainly doesn't taste burned or over cooked,
the batter's really tasty.
- I like the fact that it's nice and crispy on the outside.
I like the texture.
- Overall. It's it's not bad at all.
It's still nice, even if a touch bland.
- I'll give this a eight,
it just needs a little more seasoning.
But I like the crispiness of it, it's pretty good.
- I would give this potato latke a seven out of 10.
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There's so much to register.
I was focusing on the oil, the look,
and then actually after I had several mouthfuls,
then I realized it was bland.
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- It's nice, but, a bit small, come on.
I like a bigger one.
(Mmm sound effect)
Latke that is. (chuckles)
- I really like the idea of serving something sort of
slightly acidy,
the sharpness of the acidity of the sour cream
with the onions, marrying with the fried latke,
really nice idea.
It, traditionally they'd be much bigger.
- You get more of the inside being soft
and obviously more of the outside being crisp.
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- It's got Matzo Meal along the outside, I think.
It's got more sort of a bready,
bready texture to the outside of it.
It's nice, but it's different.
I don't know if it's got any onion in it or not.
I can't taste the onion.
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- Ooh that's delicious. That is a lovely latke.
What's funny, I didn't want to be filmed being greedy.
And just even that it would be rude not to finish it.
- I like the contrast of the two things
that have been served.
- I like the combination of the onion, you can taste.
Salt, you could taste, potato. It was cooked perfectly.
- I personally, I put flour in mine, not Matzo Meal.
I can taste the difference there,
but it's nothing, not bad at all. It's just different.
- I would definitely serve that to my family.
It was just a bit small,
but give me three and I'll be happy.
(chuckles)
- I would give this one a seven
because I'd like to see bigger
and I'm not so mad on the Matzo Meal flavor on the outside.
- I'd give this latke a nine out of 10.
It was really delicious. Just a bit small, but perfect.
(crowd cheering)
I'll have more next time. Please, sir. Can I have some more?
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I like the size. It's good.
- Smells very oniony, which I like.
I like lots of onion in my latkes.
- It looks like it's the same as mine really.
Potato, onion, probably egg as well.
- Got a soft texture.
Hmm. There's a lot of flavor in this, which is nice.
It's, um, quite salty, but I like that.
I feel like I'm getting lots of flavor.
- (chuckles)
It's hot.
- What I like about it is the texture. The look of it.
Doesn't look too greasy.
I'm loving the consistency of onion,
even though it's still quite potatoey.
There's a really good amount of onion too.
- It's very, very tasty.
I think it might need a little bit more salt
inside for my palette.
- I'd be interested to know what oil this is cooked in
because the taste of the oil
is not overwhelming the latke at all.
I just think that they've fried this really well.
- I love it.
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- Probably be interested to know what they,
what herbs or spices they added to this
because it is full of flavor.
- I'd give this latke eight out of 10.
- I'd give this latke a nine out of 10
cause it's full of flavor.
I'd give it a 10 out of 10 if it was a bit smaller,
cause then I could just eat more of it.
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- Great. Lovely.
That's nice to know. That's nice to know,
my family were right.
I do make the best latkes.
- Nevermind to be fair,
they were both really good latkes.