On Sat, 6 Mar 2021 12:19:19 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>On 3/5/2021 8:00 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Fri, 5 Mar 2021 16:48:20 -0800 (PST), "
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> A few weeks back, I watched a cooking show which featured a Ukrainian restaurant. They made cabbage rolls with rice only. In the oven with water for a couple of hours, then add tomato sauce and give it another couple of hours.
>>> Whatever.
>>> When I was growing up, we always had C rolls and SP's with much more meat than rice. Usually all pork, once in a while some beef thrown in.
>>> These days, I really like lots of rice in those two dishes. Nice short grained rice. At least as much rice as meat. By volume.
>>> And on another note, anyone ever have stuffed grape leaves?
>>
>> Dolmadakia, yes.
>
>I've made both cabbage rolls and grape leaf rolls, once each. I wasn't
>impressed with the leaf covering. I prefer stuffed (or deconstructed)
>green peppers better...adds more taste.
>
>In any case, it's the filling that really counts.
>
I mainly know dolmadakia from cans. The leaves add a light bitter
flavour.

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