 Doughnuts are also made in the home in Iran, referred to as doughnut, even in the plural.Jelly doughnuts, known as "sufganiyah" (סופגניה, pl.sufganiyot סופגניות) in Israel, have become a traditional Hanukkah food in the recent era, as they are cooked in oil, associated with the holiday account of the miracle of the oil.