Cabbage roll
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A cabbage roll (also stuffed cabbage) is a savory foodstuff consisting of cooked cabbage leaves wrapped around a variety of fillings. It is common to the peasant cuisines of Europe and Western Asia.
The filling is traditionally based around meat, often beef, lamb or pork and is seasoned with garlic, onion and spices. Grains such as rice and barley, eggs, mushrooms and vegetables are often included in the filling as well. As only the largest leaves can be used, small pieces of cabbages are often mixed into the stuffing and sauce. As the dish originated as a way to use leftover food, other ingredients may also be used in the stuffing.
Cabbage leaves are stuffed with the filling which are then then baked, simmered or steamed in a covered pot and generally eaten warm, often accompanied with a sauce. The sauce varies widely by cuisine. In Finland and Sweden, stuffed cabbage is often served with bittersweet lingonberry jam. In Eastern Europe, tomato-based sauces or plain sour cream are typical.
[edit] Variations
- Balandėliai (little pigeons) - Lithuania
- Golubtsy - Russia
- Gołąbki (little pigeons) - Poland
- Halubcy - Belarus
- Holishkes - Ashkenazi Jewish
- Holubki - Czech Republic and Slovakia
- Holubtsi - Ukraine
- Kåldolmar - Sweden
- Kaalikääryle - Finland
- Kohlroulade and Krautwickel - Germany and Austria
- Lahana dolması - Turkey
- Lahanodolmades (Λαχανοντολμάδες) - Greece
- Malfoof - Jordan and Syria
- Rouru kyabetsu (ロールキャベツ) - Japan
- Sarma - the Balkans and Turkey
- Sarmale - Romania
- Töltött káposzta - Hungary
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