dukepaaron, "[T]he typical #Iraqi #Hanukkah sweet zalabia — a delicious fried, yeasted funnel cake soaked in a sticky and intensely sweet syrup — is essentially the same as #Syrian zalabiah (although theirs is a different shape) and #Indian jalebi, both also eaten on Hanukkah."
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-nosher/iraqi-funnel-cake-is-everything-you-need-this-hanukkah/