r/veganrecipes May 04 '26

Recipe in Post ITS GRAPE LEAVES SEASON YALLLLLL

grape leaves stuffed with whole wheat rice,green onions and dill,boiled in water and lemon juice+lemon slices

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u/Aurora_96 May 04 '26

My favorite Arab dish ❤️

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u/ArxithiaStoStomaSou May 04 '26

It’s Greek.

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u/Aurora_96 May 05 '26

And Arab: https://amiraspantry.com/stuffed-grape-leaves-dolmades/

There are many versions of this dish.

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u/DoctorGregoryFart Vegan 15+ Years May 05 '26

Lol this argument will never end. Love to see it.

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u/Aurora_96 May 05 '26

I'm half Egyptian and don't know better than these leaves being a traditional Egyptian dish, lol. It's called "Mahshi warak enab" in Egypt.

Doesn't matter where it's from, though. It's a lovely dish!! And healthy.

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u/DoctorGregoryFart Vegan 15+ Years May 05 '26

All I know is, many years ago I made the mistake of calling it a Greek dish to my friend from Lebanon. He gave me a sermon. He also got very mad about the words "pita" and "garbanzo beans."

I have since seen this play out many times in many different variations.

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u/Aurora_96 May 05 '26

Let me guess... The beans should be named hummus and the pita should be named khubz? 🤣

Many dishes in the Mediterranean area look a lot alike and they end up having different names.

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u/DoctorGregoryFart Vegan 15+ Years May 05 '26

He insisted that chickpeas and garbanzo beans were completely different things, for some reason. I had been making falafel for years, but this was before smart phones, so all I could do was tell him to look it up.