It's Hanukkah time, and you know what that means: latkes. Lots and lots of latkes. I've discovered that when it comes to latkes, there are two kinds of people in this world: sour cream people and applesauce people. Although I've sometimes found myself in the center of this latke-venn diagram, dolloping both sour cream and applesauce onto my potato pancakes (I know, I'm such a rebel). I'd argue, however, for the existence of a third distinct type of latke-consumer, one that could potentially unify the rest of the world because it's so gosh darn delicious: pear compote. Spiced pear compote to be precise. You see, latkes on their own are little more than glorified hash browns. Ok, I take that back, latkes are way better than hashbrowns. But they're still just crispy fried potatoes. With a topping, however, they become something I can devour by the dozen. The sweetness of the fruit (be it apple or pear) plays off the richness of the fried potato. The sour cream offsets it much like it

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