Cabbage roll mint and dill, onions and meat, although there is a variation – yalanchi (fake) dolma, which is meat-free. Sarmale are Romanian stuffed cabbage rolls traditionally served on Christmas and New Year's Eve but also served throughout the year at weddings, baptism parties, and other large celebrations. Ground pork is mixed with sauteed caramelized onions and rice stuffed in a cabbage leaf, pickled sauerkraut leaf or grape leaf. For flavor, they usually consist of layers with smoked pork fat, smoked ribs, or smoked sausage. The Romanian sarmale is a versatile dish, and the best way of consuming is reheated the next
Cabbage soup polévka"), German ( or "Krautsuppe"), French () cuisine, and Swedish () cuisine. The Swedish cabbage soup is usually made from white cabbage, which is browned before being boiled, and seasoned with generous amounts of allspice and sometimes served with boiled meatballs. A variety of the soup called "shchi" () is a national dish of Russia. While commonly is it made of cabbages, dishes of the same name may be based on dock, spinach or nettle. The sauerkraut soup is called "sour shchi", as opposed to "fresh cabbage shchi". Drained and chopped sauerkraut is cooked in water with chopped pork, pieces