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
Greek Macedonian cuisine current specialties are trahanas with crackling, phyllo-based pies (cheese, leek, spinach) and wild boar. Favourites are "tyrokafteri" (Macedonian spicy cheese spread) and "soupies krasates" (cuttlefishes in wine). Unlike Athens, the traditional pita bread for the popular souvlaki is not grilled but fried. (Information included from 'Greek Gastronomy', GNTO, 2004) Various products are produced also by buffalos meat. There is rearing especially around Lake Kerkini. Greek Macedonian cuisine Macedonian cuisine is the cuisine of the region of Macedonia in northern Greece. Contemporary Greek Macedonian cooking shares much with general Greek and wider Balkan and Mediterranean cuisine, including dishes from the Ottoman