Where did Hanukkah latkes originate?

Here is the question :

WHERE DID HANUKKAH LATKES ORIGINATE?

Here is the option for the question :

• Germany
• Italy
• Spain
• Russia

The Answer:

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Explanation:

[STC0011461]. Pancakes cooked with ricotta cheese were recommended by Rabbi Kalonymus ben Kalonymus, an Italian rabbi who compiled a list of appropriate Hanukkah fare in the 14th century. In the middle of the nineteenth century, these pancakes were popular among Ashkenazi Jews and became the forerunner of the current latke. Until crop problems compelled farmers to cultivate potatoes, cheese pancakes remained popular. These pancakes eventually gave way to latkes.