Dolma

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Dolma
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Whole stuffed pepper and tomato dolma
CourseAppetizer or main dish
Region or stateCentral Asia, Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, Middle East, Western Asia
Serving temperatureCold or hot
Main ingredientsVaries
VariationsSarma, vegetables, seafood, fruit, offal
Dolma making and sharing tradition, a marker of cultural identity
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
CountryAzerbaijan
Reference1188
RegionEurope and North America
Inscription history
Inscription2017 (12th session)

Dolma is a family of stuffed dishes from Armenian cuisine that can be served warm or cold. Some types of dolma are made with whole vegetables, fruit, offal or seafood, while others are made by wrapping leaves, most commonly grape or cabbage leaves, around the filling. Wrapped dolma, specifically, are also known as sarma.

History[]

Stuffed vegetable dishes have been a part of Middle Eastern cuisine for centuries.[1] Recipes for stuffed eggplant have been found in Medieval Arabic cookbooks and, in Ancient Greek cuisine, fig leaves stuffed with sweetened cheese were called thrion.[2]

The Iranian variety has been traced to at least the 17th-century. During the 19th-century several varieties were recorded by Naser al-Din Shah Qajar's chef, including stuffed vine leaves, cabbage leaves, cucumbers, eggplants, apples, and quinces, with varied fillings prepared with ground meat, sauteed mint leaves, rice and saffron.[3]

Cabbage rolls entered Swedish cuisine (where they are known as kåldolmar) after Charles XII, defeated by the Russians at the battle of Poltava, returned to Sweden in 1715 with his Turkish creditors and their cooks.[2]

In 2017, dolma making in Azerbaijan was included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists.[4]

Distribution[]

Dolma dishes are found in Balkan, Caucasian, Arab, Israeli, Turkish, and Central Asian cuisine, and were historically part of the Ottoman palace cuisine. The word dolma, of Turkish origin, means "something stuffed".[5][6] In some of the former Ottoman countries the native names have been retained or have blended with Turkish language terms, for example, in Kuwait and Damascus, stuffed leaves are called mahshi yabraq or mahshi brag, a combination of the Turkish word for leaf (yaprak) and the Arabic term for stuffed (mahshi).[7] Dolma are part of cuisine of the Sephardic Jews as well.[8] Jews in the Ottoman Empire used locally grown grape leaves and adopted the Turkish name of the dish.[9]

During winter months cabbage was a staple food for peasants in Persia and the Ottoman Empire, and it spread to the Balkans as well. Jews in Eastern Europe prepared variations of stuffed cabbage rolls with kosher meat—this dish is called golubtsy in Russian, holubtsi in Ukrainian, gołąbki in Polish and holishkes or teibel in Yiddish. As meat was expensive, rice was sometimes mixed in with the meat. Jews in Europe would sometimes substitute barley, bread or kasha for the rice.[9]

Syrians, Lebanese, Iraqis and Iranians have been making stuffed vine leaves for centuries. Over time, regional variations developed. It includes a version of stuffed cabbage leaves, onions and aubergines cooked in tomato sauce.[10] Iraqi Jewish families had a version of dolma with sweet and sour flavors that were not found in other versions.[11]

Stuffed green pepper and zucchini

In the Persian Gulf, basmati rice is preferred, and the flavor of the stuffing may be enhanced using tomatoes, onions and cumin.[1] Muslim families often serve dolma as part of the iftar meal during Ramadan and during the Eid al-Fitr celebrations that mark the end of the holy month. Assyrians prepare meatless dolmas for Lent. Large pots of dolma are prepared during the Norouz festival.[12] When traditional ingredients are not available the Armenian Christian community in West Bengal celebrates Christmas with potoler dorma, a local variation from Anglo-Indian cuisine.[13] Stuffed vegetables called gemista or tsounidis are also common in Greek cuisine.[2]

Throughout the Republic of Azerbaijan, the tradition of dolma making and sharing is present, and it is perceived as a central culinary practice in all of its regions.[4]

Variants[]

There are many varieties of the zeytinyağlı (with olive oil) and sağyağlı (with clarified butter) dolmas. The zeytinyağlı dolmas are usually stuffed with rice and served cold with a garlic-yogurt sauce, but variations with meat based fillings are served warm, often with tahini or avgolemono sauce.[14][15]

Stuffed vine leaves[]

Main article: Sarma (food)

The origins of stuffed vine leaves are unknown. They are known as dolme in Iran, dolmades in Greece, tolma in Armenia, and yebra in Syria.[16] Some Israelis may use leaves picked from the local mulberry trees.[17]

Stuffed vine leaves served with yogurt

Stuffed vine leaves without meat are sometimes called yalancı dolma, which means "fake dolma" in Turkish.[18] Vişneli yalancı dolması is a variation of stuffed vine leaves where the rice is seasoned with cinnamon, allspice and mint. The dolmas are slowly cooked together with morello cherries (vişne), and plums may be used also.[19] An Israeli recipe has a meat-filled variant served in a pomegranate sauce with dried cherries.[20]

Egyptians call this main course mahshi (also spelled mashi or mashy). It is stuffed vine leaves[21] but traditionally, cabbage is used in the winter and vine leaves are used in the summer.[22]

Cabbage rolls[]

Main article: cabbage rolls

In Persian cuisine basuts dolma is a dish of cabbage rolls stuffed with beans and tart fruits. It is wrapped with cabbage leaves, and stuffed with red beans, garbanzo beans, lentils, cracked wheat, tomato paste, onion and many spices and flavorings. Cabbage rolls are called Pasuts tolma (պասուց տոլմա) (Lenten dolma) in Armenian where they are of seven different grains – chickpea, bean, lentil, cracked wheat, pea, rice and maize.[citation needed] Armenian cooks sometimes use rose hip syrup to flavor stuffed cabbage rolls.[23] Some Jewish families eat stuffed cabbage on Simchat Torah.[9] There is a Turkish variation with a chestnut-and-rice-based filling.[24]

Vegetables[]

Mülebbes dolma is a historic recipe from the Ottoman era.[25] Halep dolması—named for Aleppo—is a dish of eggplants stuffed with a meat and rice filling that is flavored with spices and either sour plum flavoring syrup or lemon juice.[26][27] Şalgam dolma are stuffed Russian turnips.[28][29]

Soğan dolması or stuffed onion

Soğan dolması ("soğan" meaning "onion" in Turkish), or stuffed onions, are a traditional dish in Bosnia, considered the specialty of Mostar. Ingredients include onions, minced beef, rice, oil, tomato purée, paprika, vinegar or sour cream, strained yogurt (locally known as kiselo mlijeko, literally "sour milk"), black pepper, salt and spices. After the onion's skin is removed, the larger, external, layers (leaves) of onion bulbs are used as containers, so-called "shirts" (Old Turk. "dolama(n)" for a special kind of Ottoman robe)[citation needed] for the meat stuffing. The remaining part of the onion is also used, mixed with the meat and fried on oil for a couple of minutes, to obtain the base of the stuffing. To extract the separate "shirts", the entire bulbs are cut on the top and then boiled until soft enough to be pried off, layer by layer. In order to prevent a further softening and crumbling, the bulbs should be blanched. The "shirts" are removed from the bulbs by slow and gentle finger pressure. Filled "shirts" ("dolme") are boiled slowly at low heat in broth. The level of liquid should be sufficient to cover the dolmas entirely. Sogan-dolma are usually served with dense natural yogurt.[citation needed]

Enginar dolması is stuffed whole artichoke hearts. They may be stuffed with seasoned rice[30] or ground meat cooked in fresh tomato sauce with aleppo pepper.[31] Celery root may be substituted for the artichoke.[32]

A regional specialty from Mardin is a mixed dolma platter. The sumac and Urfa pepper seasoned rice filling is first wrapped with onion layers, vine leaves, and cabbage. The remainder of the rice is used to fill eggplant, zucchini, and stuffing peppers. The wrapped onion dolma are added on the bottom of a deep cooking pot and the stuffed vegetables, cabbage rolls, and stuffed vine leaves are layered on top of the onion dolmas. The entire pot of dolmas are cooked in sumac flavored water.[33]

Seafood[]

"Midye dolma", Stuffed mussels

There are also seafood variants of dolma. Stuffed mussels, called midye dolma are very popular in Turkey. Midye dolma may be filled with rice, onion, black pepper and pimento spice.[34]

The filling for kalamar dolma (stuffed calamari) is made from Halloumi cheese, onion, fresh bread crumbs, garlic and parsley. The whole tentacle is stuffed with the mixture and fried in a butter, olive oil and tomato sauce.[35] For another variation a whole small squid may be stuffed with a bulgur and fresh herb mixture and baked in the oven.[36]

Uskumru dolma (stuffed mackerel) is a staple of Istanbul cuisine. The version that was traditionally prepared by Armenian cooks is particularly well-regarded. After the fish is prepared by carefully separating the skin from the meat, the meat is sauteed with onions, currants, dried apricots, almonds, hazelnuts, pine nuts, walnuts, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, ginger, fresh herbs and lemon juice. The entire mixture is stuffed into the whole, intact skin. The stuffed mackerel is then either baked or preferably grilled long enough to brown the skin.[36][37]

Sardines (sardalya) may be stuffed with a filling of kashar cheese, tomato, onion, dill and parsley.[38] In Turkey, stuffed sardines may be served as a mezze platter at traditional taverns called meyhane.[39]

Offal[]

There are several varieties of dolma made with offal. Dalak dolması, widely considered a delicacy of Armenian origin, is spleen stuffed with rice that has been seasoned with allspice, salt, pepper, mint, parsley and onion. It may be served an accompaniment with the anise-flavored liquor called rakı.[40][41]

Mumbar dolma is intestine stuffed with a moist mixture of ground meat, rice, pepper, cumin and salt. The stuffed intestine is then boiled in water until it is cooked thoroughly, after which it may be sliced and fried in butter before serving.[42]

Fruit-based dolmas[]

There are some fruit-based dolmas as well like şekerli ayva dolması (stuffed quinces with a rice and currant filling, flavored with coriander, cinnamon and sugar)[43] and pekmezli ayva dolması (meat and bulgur stuffed quince flavored with a traditional Turkish syrup, similar to molasses, called pekmez).[44] Pekmez is also an ingredient in the meat-based variants of elma dolması (stuffed apples) and sarı erık dolması (stuffed yellow plums).[45] Iranian Azerbaijanis and Persian Jews may serve stuffed quince, called dolma bay, as a Sabbath meal or during Sukkot.[46]

One filling for stuffed apples is made from a high-quality cubed lamb shoulder called kuşbaşı, ground lamb, and rice. First black grapes are boiled together with sumac—the resulting sumac flavored grape juice is drained and reserved. The kuşbaşı lamb is cooked in this sumac flavored grape juice. The apples are stuffed with a mixture of ground lamb combined with rice, salt, pepper and layered in a pot on top of the cooked chunks of kuşbaşı. The apples are cooked in the remaining sumac flavored grape juice. Dried apricots and blanched almonds are added to the pot near the end of the cooking process.[47] A meatless variant of the filling is made from a sauteed mixture of diced apples, diced pears, walnuts, hazelnut, currants, cinnamon, cloves, and star anise. The hollowed out apples are stuffed with the mixture and baked in the oven. This version may be garnished with powdered sugar.[48]

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