grape leaf
Dolma wrapper material
The leaf of a grapevine, most familiar as a wrapper for stuffed dishes in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines.
Grape leaves are typically brined or preserved before use: dolmas wrapped in grape leaves, stuffed grape leaves with rice and herbs.
Fresh leaves from the vine are also edible when young and tender.
- vineTrailing climbing plant
- dolmaStuffed leaf parcels
- stuffedFilled beyond capacity
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- Middle Eastern cuisineFood from western Asia
Mediterranean diet · arbor · trellis · wine · harvest · green · lobed · tender · rolled · rice · garlic · lemon · olive oil · dipping sauce · Greek · Turkish · wrapping · veined
- lobed leavesliquidambar, three-lobed
- grape productsraisins, muscadines, currants, sultanas, must
- leavespine needle, frond, fronds, palm frond, lily pad
- Pickling Ingredientsvinegar, brine, pickling salt, dill, pickling spice
- food wrapperscorn husk, nori, rice paper, seaweed, sausage casing
- thin foodstortilla, crepe, phyllo, lavash, nori