cabbage rolls
Wrapped meat parcels
Cabbage rolls are a dish of cooked cabbage leaves wrapped around a filling, typically ground meat mixed with rice or grains, then baked or simmered in sauce.
Common across Eastern European, Middle Eastern, and Asian cuisines, they go by many names: golumpki (Polish), holubtsi (Ukrainian), sarma (Balkan).
The filling and sauce vary by tradition—tomato-based in some regions, lemon-egg in others: My grandmother's cabbage rolls simmered all afternoon.
Chopped flesh for cooking
- riceStaple cereal grain
- onionPungent layered bulb
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
- tomato sauceCooked, seasoned puréed fruit
paprika · dill · sauerkraut · ground pork · beef · caraway · bay leaves · parsley
Stuffed leaf parcels
- vegetarianOne who abstains from flesh
- veganAvoids all animal products
- meatlessWithout animal flesh
- unstuffedWithout interior material
Mother of a parent
- recipeCooking preparation instructions
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- ancestryFamily line of descent
authentic · time-honored · handmade · Eastern European · Polish · Ukrainian · Jewish · Romanian
ground meat
Chopped flesh for cooking
tomato sauce · paprika · dill · sauerkraut · ground pork · beef · caraway · bay leaves · parsley · herbs
dolma
Stuffed leaf parcels
- vegetarianOne who abstains from flesh
- veganAvoids all animal products
- meatlessWithout animal flesh
grandmother
Mother of a parent
- recipeCooking preparation instructions
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
ancestry · authentic · time-honored · handmade · Eastern European · Polish · Ukrainian · Jewish · Romanian · Swedish
blanching
Briefly boiling then cooling
- rollingTurning over repeatedly
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
- simmeringCooking below boiling point
baking · braising · layering · assembly · casserole · steaming · filling · tucking · slow-cooked · Dutch oven
hearty
Warm and substantial
- nourishingPromoting health through food
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
- satisfyingProducing fulfillment or pleasure
homestyle · cozy · wholesome · familiar · soothing · rustic · nurturing · nostalgic · filling · Sunday dinner
- Balkan foodrakija, slivovitz, jota
- budget cookingrice and beans, lentils, dried beans, bean soup, lentil soup
- cabbage dishessauerkraut, colcannon, kimchi, choucroute, bubble and squeak
- slow cookingslow cooker, braise, braising, simmer, simmering
- rollable thingsyoga mat, sleeping bag, carpet, rug, poster
- Hungariangoulash, paprika, Budapest, Magyar, puszta
cabbage rollsdolmas
Stuffed vine leaves
dolmades · vine leaves · spring rolls · egg rolls · lumpia