CharlieD
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Did that, still do not see the post.
I'm from Kiev too! Nice to meet a compatriot hereNikita, I grew up in Kiev, but left some 20 + years ago, so I have no clue what is going on there right now.
I'm from Kiev too! Nice to meet a compatriot here
I wrote a book with my friends devoting ukrainian cuisine, and now I'm gathering people's thoughts, information on best restaurants and cafes in Ukraine.
And someone here asked about Golubtsi.
Here is a receipt
Golubtsi (or staffed cabbage) It is finely chopped meat, stuffed with buckwheat or rice and stewed wrapped in cabbage or grape leaves. The dish is very similar to Turkish Sarma, or Caucasian Dolma. Not spicy, not greasy, pleasant to the taste. Often served with tomato sauce or sour cream. The only difference between Stuffed Cabbage and similar dish, wrapped in grape leaves is that you can eat Stuffed Cabbage right after preparation without unwrapping them. Meanwhile some gourmets eat vine leaves, especially if they are not warned about the fact that these leaves are not eaten. Ingredients:
300 g meat
300 g rice
4 tablespoons tomato sauce
200 g sour cream
1 cabbage
2 carrots
1 onion
Salt and pepper to taste
To prepare Stuffed Cabbage, one should mix previously cooked rice with minced meat; then wrap the mixture into cabbage leaves and stew in a thick cast-iron pot with the addition of fat and spices. Serving Stuffed Cabbage, sprinkle it with sour cream.
I couldn't find any information that you can't eat grape leaves. I do know that the first time I made Dolmas using wild grape leaves, I was concerned that the bitterness would remain. After steaming them about 45 minutes or so, they were delicious. I will try making this one the grape leaves are big enough. They are a bit small at the moment, but I am keeping a close eye on them because I want to make a bunch of Dolmas for the freezer.One doesn't eat the vine leaves???
Actually grape leaves are not a poison of any kind, they are just tasteless. They are used, because of their delicate aroma, which mince is soaked withwhy would grape leaves be used as a wrap if they re not edible?
you?One doesn't eat the vine leaves???
They are supposed to be good for keeping cucumber pickles crunchy too.I couldn't find any information that you can't eat grape leaves. I do know that the first time I made Dolmas using wild grape leaves, I was concerned that the bitterness would remain. After steaming them about 45 minutes or so, they were delicious. I will try making this one the grape leaves are big enough. They are a bit small at the moment, but I am keeping a close eye on them because I want to make a bunch of Dolmas for the freezer.
I thought this link was interesting:
GRAPE: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings - WebMD
I have never taken the grape leaves off of dolmas/dolmadakia/dolmade. I always just eat them.