Vine leaf roll "iç pilav".) Dried fruits like fig and apricot may be added to the rice mixture before the celery root is stuffed, wrapped and baked in the oven. Some variations may include quince. In Slavic countries, yaprak (Slavic: "japrak"; from , "leaf" ) is a generic name for meals made of grape (especially Sultana grape) leaves (a kind of kale), stuffed with meat (pork or lamb) and rice, or more rarely rice only. Meals are called as "Yaprak Sarma" or "Yaprak Dolma". In Balkans broccoli leaves are sometimes used instead of grape leaves. Vine leaf roll A vine leaf roll is
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