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Article: GRAPE LEAVES WORK WELL AS WRAPPERS.(FLAVOR)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- May 28, 1997
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Byline: BETTY DOUGLASS, CORRESPONDENT
GRAPE LEAVES are most often found bottled or canned in brine. You will usually find them on the gourmet shelf or in the ``international'' aisles. Middle Eastern cooks stuff grape leaves with rice and meat and roll them into cigar-shapes called dolmas.
In other parts of the world they are used to flavor small cheeses, line a pot for cooking mushrooms and wrap such foods as quail, goat cheese and anchovies before grilling.
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