I was a little snot, when served stuffed cabbage for dinner, which my mother basically slaved over all day to make.
Now I crave a good stuffed cabbage.
Looks like Mom used to make.
I think she called it “Gawumpki”. Polish, Russian, don’t know my heritage.
Its one of those funny things of which everyone seems to want to claim ownership.
I think there are more than a few Greeks who would beg to differ on the Turkish origin of the dish. Around here, it is primarily served in Lebanese restaurants.
Dad would sour a few heads of cabbage whole inside his big barrel of kapusta. Then peel off the leaves easily and make your stuffed cabbage with soured leaves. Yum! I don’t make that much kapusta so I would layer the bigger whole raw leaves in a nest and cover with shredded cabbage.
I’m of Hungarian descent. My brothers and I had stuffed cabbage a lot as kids. Good food. We used to call them “Hungarian hand grenades”.
But never when the older folks were around!🙂
It is good eats
Try the Golabki (stuffed cabbage) at Taste of Poland in Plano. We have had takeout there several times. Good food.
https://dineinpoland.com/main-page/
An d now the Turks make paprika and it STINKS; it'll also turn every sauce/gravy you put it in... a wretched BROWN!
I read the recipe in the article and they're NOT right! It's a translation, but the translation is wanting! SOUR CABBAGE is actually SAUERKRAUT! And that ingredient is used with and without caraway seeds.
NEVER, NOT EVER, sour cream on REAL Hungarian stuffed cabbage; tomato sauce!
Not only do I have my great, great grandmother's recipe for this, but grew up watching it being made by my grandmother and my mothers. I also have many Hungarian cookbooks; the best of which is has exactly the same recipe I have. And minced pork is NOT the only way, ground beef is more usual!
There’s a pretty good Polish restaurant in Carmel, NY. Owner is a nice guy. I ordered the stuffed cabbage, and it was good, though not as good as my late Aunt in-laws.
Ping
Holupky.
Did not know it was Turkish. Just hearty Slavic peasant fare.