Vine leaf roll Vine leaf roll A vine leaf roll is a dish consisting of cooked grape-vine leaves wrapped around a variety of fillings. It is common to the cuisines of Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Syria, Palestine , Iran but also known in the Balkans, especially in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it may be served with mashed potatoes and yogurt. Vine leaf rolls are called ' () or ' () in Turkey, ' (, ) in Greece, and ' (, ) in Iran. Stuffed vine leaves without meat are sometimes called "yalancı dolma", which means "liar's dolma" in Turkish. "Vişneli yalancı dolması" is
Cabbage that cabbage planted too near the vine would impart its unwelcome odor to the grapes; this Mediterranean sense of antipathy survives today. "Brassica" was considered by some Romans a table luxury, although Lucullus considered it unfit for the senatorial table. The more traditionalist Cato the Elder, espousing a simple, Republican life, ate his cabbage cooked or raw and dressed with vinegar; he said it surpassed all other vegetables, and approvingly distinguished three varieties; he also gave directions for its medicinal use, which extended to the cabbage-eater's urine, in which infants might be rinsed. Pliny the Elder listed seven varieties, including