Grape leaves Grape leaves Grape leaves, the leaves of the grapevine plant, are used in the cuisines of a number of cultures. They are most often picked fresh from the vine and stuffed with a mixture of rice, meat, and spices, and then cooked by boiling or steaming. Stuffed grape leaves can be served as an appetizer or as a main dish. Dolma, sarma and Vietnamese Thịt bò nướng lá lốt (lá lốt is a related leaf) are some foods that incorporate grape leaves. The cultural cuisines that use grape leaves include: In indigenous medicine, grape leaves were used to stop bleeding,
Cheeses of Mexico period, it produces a hard shell. This shell is often hollowed out to be filled with meat preparation, then covered in banana leaves and cooked to make a dish called "queso relleno" (stuffed cheese). The hard shell of Ocosingo cheese is similar to that of Edam cheese. In addition to the cheeses mentioned above, a large number of regional cheeses are made on a small scale and are little-known outside their regions or communities. "Porta salud" is an aged semihard paste cheese, which has a strong flavor and an orange color. "Queso jalapeño" is a soft cows’ milk cheese with