Authentic Armenian Tolma (Dolma) Recipe: A Taste of Tradition and How to Make It

[@eleonorah2207]

This food looks absolutely delicious .The presentation was very informative and thanks for sharing the recipe.”❤️

[@eatingwithBAGS]

Drooling 🤤🤤🤤

[@setthemonfire8773]

Dolma is literally a turkish word coming from the verb doldurmak (filling up) at least made a up armenian name

[@LuxebyLus]

Good thing we call it Tolma with a T which comes from the urartian word tul or toli meaning vine or grapevine.

[@woodretreet]

Dude can't even form a sentence in English trying to school people in other languages! Only on the Internet!

[@setthemonfire8773]

@@woodretreet because we never been colonized baby

[@woodretreet]

@setthemonfire8773 Funny how some claim they've 'never been colonized,' but history tells a different story. After World War I, the Ottoman Empire-the predecessor to modern Turkey-was carved up under the Treaty of Sèvres by colonial powers like Britain, France, Italy, and Greece. Turkey lost vast territories, including Smyrna (modern-day Izmir) to Greece and parts of Eastern Anatolia to Armenia. Even Kurdish independence was on the table. The Ottoman economy was placed under foreign control, and Istanbul was occupied by Allied forces. So yeah, technically, modern Turkey was born out of a struggle against colonial forces-because, spoiler alert: being invaded, divided, and occupied counts as colonization too. Furthermore you’re so quick to jump to conclusions, claiming dolma/tolma is purely Turkish just because the word might mean something in Turkish. But guess what? UNESCO recognizes the tradition of dolma-making as part of Azerbaijan’s cultural heritage. Funny, right? Even UNESCO doesn’t credit Turkey with ownership of dolma. Maybe it's time to stop gatekeeping food and appreciate that cultures across the region have been making variations of this dish for centuries. I'm sure Turkey makes a fantastic dolma, and so does Armenia. But let's not forget that Greece, Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Georgia, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia, Palestine, Jordan, Cyprus, and even Egypt all have their own versions of stuffed grape leaves or vegetables. Food is meant to bring people together, not divide them. Maybe take a break from arguing and enjoy the dolma, no matter where it comes from.