Palestinian cuisine a variety of leaf vegetables, primarily grape leaves, cabbage leaves and less often chard. "Mahshi" requires delicacy and time—the main reason it is prepared before the day it is cooked and served. Many female family members participate in the rolling and stuffing of the vegetables, relaxing the amount of individual effort required, with great attention to detail. "Waraq Dawali" (stuffed grape leaves), is a "mahshi" meal reserved for large gatherings. The grape leaves are normally wrapped around minced meat, white rice and diced tomatoes, however meat is not always used. Dawali is an excellent representation of the attention to detail
Kale to dark green and violet-green, to violet-brown. Classification by leaf type: Because kale can grow well into winter, one variety of "rape kale" is called ""hungry gap"" after the period in winter in traditional agriculture when little else could be harvested. An extra-tall variety is known as "Jersey kale" or "cow cabbage". "Kai-lan" or "Chinese kale" is a cultivar often used in Chinese cuisine. In Portugal, the bumpy-leaved kale is mostly called "couve galega" (Galician kale or Portuguese Cabbage), although in some regions other names may be used. Many varieties of kale and cabbage are grown mainly for ornamental leaves