Dolma barley, bread or kasha for the rice. 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, but variations with meat based fillings are served warm. The origins of stuffed vine leaves are unknown, but the dish was popular throughout the Ottoman Empire and can be found in many regional cuisines today. Sephardim call them "yaprakes finos", and they are known as "dolma bargh" in Iran, "dolmades" in Greece, "yalanchi sarma" in Armenia, and "yerba" in Syria. Some Israelis may use leaves picked
Malatya a variety of stuffed specialties, including stuffed mulberry leaves, cabbage, chard, lettuce wraps with olive oil, vine leaves, cherry leaves, bean leaves, grape leaves, beets, onions, and zucchini flowers. The Malatya region is best known for its apricot orchards. About 50% of the fresh apricot production and 95% of the dried apricot production in Turkey, the world's leading apricot producer, is provided by Malatya and the name of the fruit is synonymous with the city. It reached its most delicious and sophisticated form in the fertile soil of Malatya, nourished from the alluvial soil of the Euphrates. Overall, about 10–15%