Amok (dish) types of amok are made with fish, beef, or chicken as the main proteins. Amok can also be eaten with rice. The base dish or process is locally referred to as: In Thailand, the dish consists of a base described variously as a soufflé, custard, or mousse made from a protein (fish, chicken, or insect), vegetable or fruit and curry spices that is traditionally served in a banana leaf. Coconut milk may or may not be added to the custard to help thicken it, depending on region. Homok is associated with marriage because the Thai people believe that the marriage
Dolma rice based filling. Egyptians call this main course mahshi (also spelled mashi or mashy). It is stuffed vine leaves but traditionally, cabbage is used in the winter and vine leaves are used in the summer. According to Anthony Khatchaturian, a member of the Armenian community in Kolkata, India, the Bengali dish "potoler dorma" (stuffed gourd) was adapted from meat-stuffed vine leaves. "Mülebbes dolma" is a historic recipe from the Ottoman era. "Halep dolması"—named for Aleppo—is a dish of eggplants stuffed with a meat and rice filling that is flavored with spices and either sour plum flavoring syrup or lemon juice.