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Stuffed Grape Leaves and many more at Pars Market middle Eastern Mediterranean Grocery Store in Columbia

Dolma is a family of stuffed vegetable dishes common in the Balkans and surrounding regions available at Pars Market.

Dolma is a family of stuffed vegetable dishes common in the Balkans and surrounding regions, Middle East, the Caucasus (most of these regions having a Turkish or Armenian culture or of Balkan heritage), Russia, Central Asia .


Common vegetables to stuff include tomato, pepper, onion, zucchini, eggplant, and garlic. Grape or cabbage leaves wrapped around a filling are called 'sarma', but are also often called 'dolma' or 'yaprak dolma' (Долма:Russian Translation)

The stuffing may or may not include meat. Meat dolmas are generally served warm, often with egg-lemon or garlic yogurt sauce; meatless ones are generally served cold. Stuffed vegetables are also common in the Italian cuisine, where they are named ripieni ("stuffed").

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At Pars Market we are proud to sell a wide selection of Stuffed Grape Leaves (Dolma), Stuffed Peppers, and Stuffed Eggplants in either large or small sized containers. Come on down and check us out!

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