WORD OF THE DAY

A dolma is a delicious savory filling wrapped in an edible leaf. One common type of dolma is made of seasoned rice wrapped in a green grape leaf.

Tender grape leaves wrapped around a rice-based filling shows up in the cuisines of several different countries and cultures, including Syria, Armenia, Greece, Turkey, Iran, and Cyprus. The word dolma means "stuffed" in Turkish, from dolmak, "to fill." There is a wide variety of dolma, filled with meat, grains, fish, or fruit, and wrapped in cabbage or vine leaves, or stuffed inside a pepper, onion, or other hollowed-out vegetable.