Sephardic/Middle-eastern Chanukah Fried Doughs From Pizmonim Project

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Here is a nice list I found. I looked up and links to each recipe and posted it under each one.

In Egypt it was called Zalabya or Loqmat El Qadi.

 http://www.golden-recipes.com/free-cooking-food-zalabya-breakfast-recipe.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loukoumades

http://www.tastebook.com/recipes/1471478-Luqmat-al-qadi-Zalabia-or-Lokomadis-in-Greek-

In Iraq and Syria it was called Zingol.

 http://www.arifgumus.com/fatih/not1/zingoltatlisi/photo6.htm

In Turkey it was called Bilmuelos.

http://www.myjewishlearning.com/holidays/Jewish_Holidays/Hanukkah/At_Home/Foods/Bimuelos.shtml

In Greece it was called Lokomades.

http://greekfood.about.com/od/friedconfections/r/Loukoumades-Loukoumathes-Greek-Honey-Puffs.htm

In Morocco it was a donut called Sfinz, topped with powdered sugar or glazed with honey.

http://libyanfood.blogspot.com/2010/12/libyan-dougnut-sfinz.html

In Tangier it was called bunuelos.

 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/9985629

http://rollybrook.com/bunuelos.htm

This was the only traditional Sephardic item shared by almost all communities for Hanoukah.

26) I mentioned the custom of eating a special type of Fried dough that was sweetened with syrup or Powdered sugar.

I have just found out that the Lebanese Jews do the same thing and they call them Awamat.

 http://mideastfood.about.com/od/dessertssweetspastries/r/awamat.htm

The Syrians and particularly those from Damascus have a special pastry called 'Atayif for Hanoukah. It is thin round dough which is stuffed with nuts and sugar and folded in half and deep fried. It is then drizzled with a sugary syrup while hot and served up fresh.

http://egyptopia.com/Atayif+with+Mixed+Nuts_43_218_30_777_en.html

See also  this list:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fried_dough_foods