Greek Dolmades - Stuffed Vine Leaves | Akis Petretzikis

[@Silahtar]

Looks delicious. It doesn't matter if it's Turkish or Greek. Love from Turkey 🇹🇷

[@ottomanempire9715]

Matter for me itss coming from Turkey

[@Silahtar]

@@ottomanempire9715 2 ülke yillarca beraber yaşadı ikisi de birbirinden almiş olamaz mı?

[@lemmegetmyglassesyall2213]

@@Silahtar the weird part is; dolma is literally a turkish word (Dol: to be filled) or sarma (sar: to wrap) so the fact that they think that Byzantines used to make this recipe is funny. Because the dish’s name is turkish.

[@generaldrifter5523]

@@Silahtar Aga Adamlar Direk Kopyalamış Yanlız Ha Bu Arada Tarih Az Çok Biliyorsan Anadoluya Yunanlar Adım Atamadı Balkanlara Göçmen Olarak Dağıldılar

[@marinaagriopoulou3933]

... τάδε έφη ο @@ottomanempire9715 ...

[@mickeyy2730]

I would think a better reaction would be happiness at learning of the similarities we share across cultures and nations. I worked in Greece and tutored teenage Syrian refugees there, and when they learned about a Greek dish that was similar to one from their homeland, they got excited that they could make a connection. They didn't get angry that it was called a Greek dish in one place and Syrian in another. We should strive to be more like them. Also, lovely recipe :)

[@melissajensen4901]

I was noticing how much the word _dolmades_ sounds like _tamales_

[@KitaKatt1988]

Somehow you just advocated and disrespected Syrians in one comment

[@KitaKatt1988]

😂😂😂😂

[@mickeyy2730]

@@KitaKatt1988 Ok. Sorry if you felt I disrespected a group of people, but I think you missed the point. It wasn’t about Syrians or Greeks specifically. I could’ve used anybody as an example. It was about celebrating our similarities as humans

[@Hyper-Linkman]

@@mickeyy2730 out of 133 people, they were the only one to find something offensive about a cool anecdote lol. Thank you for sharing!

[@Sarahh_]

Im arab and love greek culture - love love this dish! good job!

[@Sarahh_]

Grabbed You By The Pussy My great grandma is Turkish and I’m Arab and some Turkish. I know it’s a Turkish dish. But Greeks are Mediterranean so we all share some culture

[@mangopotato1803]

There's a Greek Orthodox Church near me that has a bazaar every year the day before Thanksgiving and I always buy a ton of them for dinner the next day, well, last year, they ran out of them before I could get there! I was mortified as they're a family favorite! I then found this and made them, everyone loved it! I also love this recipe because my vegan mom can eat them! I'm definitely making them again this year! Thank you Akis!

[@irenelygerou5200]

Am I the only one that doesn't care who created these recipes first (dolma,moussaka,baklava etc) and just wants to enjoy every different version of these foods?

[@Gianemakeup]

They have been arguing the origin of this dish forever. Even in my very mixed family. LOL. I don’t care where it comes from. I just want to eat it! 🤣

[@blowurn0se]

Irene Lygerou all you need to know is the continent. Otherwise you’re ignorant lol.

[@sabrinatravels9531]

Yes

[@newsviewstoday5689]

@Izzy Izzy Just different variations of THE SAME THING.....I'm always altering recipes depending on what's in my garden at the time.

[@Janine.Najarian]

Yes

[@AnneCherch]

I was born in Cyprus, so we always used to eat dolmades with yogurt. I love watching your cooking videos, Akis. You make it so interesting, and it's clear you have fun cooking.

[@Tan-zi4eh]

All Turks eat dolma with yogurt too.

[@eliftee3561]

i love every type of dolma and every household has it own recipe

[@hana.the.writer5074]

True. Mom lines potato slices underneath the dolmas, Idon't. She loves adding diluted tamarind on the pockets and a spoonful of sugar with no olive oil. Some folks just add citric acid and enjoy the aroma. 🤔 I'll go for 7-up soft drink next time. 😅 Why not??

[@caroletsengouras7570]

U r amazing. I usually make dolmathes with half lamb and beef. My father was born and raised in Cyprus and we have nailed our recipe for meat parcels packed with goodness. Well I have a great friend, who is vegan and loves the meatless dolmathes, (aka, dolmaodakias). I have been going crazy to find a great recipe for these, she always bought the canned ones. I tried ur recipe and she fell in love with them. Thank u for ur video.

[@akispetretzikisen]

oh wow! thanks!! it is sooo nice when i get comments like these with stories in them! Enjoy!!!

[@AlexBurtonMusic]

I don't care if it is Greek or Turkish food. It's just delicious!

[@hamzakyads9631]

I can't understand why Turks and Greeks are so triggered. Dolmades is a central Asian dish that neither Turks or Greeks

[@AlexBurtonMusic]

@@hamzakyads9631 Dolma means stuffed in Turkish. Turks from Central Asia. :))

[@hamzakyads9631]

@@AlexBurtonMusic yeah i know :)

[@naomipisahov4891]

If you want another amazing recipe you should try my stuffed grape leaves recipe it’s so good and easy !! Tell me what to think :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2G1d6OqgLaAhqM

[@deb6583]

Thank you for taking the time to teach us a great recipe... I don’t care where it originated from. You present yourself with class and I understand you. Greeting’s fromCanada 🇨🇦

[@hana.the.writer5074]

We're all neighbors. 🤗

[@christianodesignstudio6195]

"We don't want it to dancing! We only need to cooking it properly" i don't know why i found this so funny😂😂

[@lemontree5788]

When those dolmas start dancing, like Zorba the Greek, they shake all of their stuffings out, so Puritan rigor ... no dancing ... LOL! The chef has a sense of humor.

[@deninevh]

I'm part Greek, I'm a vegetarian, and right now I'm over the moon. Dolmas, my favorite thank you!

[@EftychiaTseliou]

People need to focuse more on the taste of the recipe rather than it's nationality. I feel bad for Akis, he puts much effort to his videos and receives negative feedback for something irrelevant (in my personal opinion). It's all about love & passion for cooking

[@batbootalgawee5216]

Ευτυχια Τσ 💯 percent agree

[@arvedsin]

Very respectfully I tell you this. If I had a KZbin channel I would love people to give me negative feedback, because that creates a discussion and therefore views!! So it's all beneficial for him,losers who try to shit on his parade,are actually doing him a favor 😉

[@Damian.D]

@Marie Antoinette oh, yes! This is so true!

[@iReporteriReporting]

Negative jealous trolls they are. So many people have to tear others down to build themselves up. Akis seems a very happy and talented person. Those naysayers need to get a life.

[@gabrielle_ford]

Absolutely agree with you! It is more about food, but not about nationality and so on. So, people calm down and enjoy. If you want to write smth hateful - go to another place.

[@annak5464]

Love Your Greek Spirit Akis. God Bless you and thank you for sharing your talent with good people of this small world.

[@akispetretzikisen]

thanks!

[@MrsGaroline]

This chef is fantastic! Even my boys, 10 and 14 enjoy watching his clips. The recipes are very easy to follow and enjoyable to make!

[@ercolina366]

Thank youuuu, Greece forever. I love greek cuisine!!

[@ashamane7324]

I’ve never cooked Greek cuisine before but I’ve watched about half of this channel today- going to be doing a big feast for my family with all these new recipes 😇😇 Thankyou!

[@eienkranos454]

this is turkish food greeks always steal from turks anyway

[@xcvza]

Then u will never cuz its not greek cuisine

[@cindyanthony7947]

My Yia Yia made them for us all the time but quite differently prepared...She covered hers in a lemon creme sauce...I imagine many Greeks have many ways to make this delicious dinner!

[@onur7852]

Why don’t we take advantage of this opportunity to build intimacy through cross-cultural similarities instead? Akis, your dolmas look amazingly delicious! I hope to see your place in Aghia Paraskevi on my next visit to Greece. Euxaristw from Turkey for the recipe!

[@andrexadoh]

Onur Yes I agree. And I am neither Greek nor Turk...Its the far right wing nationalists from both countries that seem to love cumming there vulgar xenofobic garbage throughout the internet. Peace and love.

[@cgtm1l3n13m]

Weird thing is that for big stuffed vegetables like Tomatoes, zucchinis, capsicums - Greeks say Gemista, which straight out means stuffed in Greek. Whereas Turks call the big stuffed vegetables Dolma, meaning stuffed in Turkish. But Turkish call the stuffed vine leaves Sarma. 🤷‍♂️

[@spongeboimebob]

@@andrexadoh That's the summary. I'm not sure about the greek part of the story but for turkey, it's the go to tool for the ruling party to change the agenda of the media. That way they don't have to find an excuse for the failing economy.

[@spongeboimebob]

@@cgtm1l3n13m Because "sar" literally means "roll", that's what he does right? And that "ma" in the end kinda name-ifies the verb, makes it a noun. I think in the end it makes more sense because sarma is the short form of "yaprak sarması" which can be translated as "leaf rolls" because they are technically rolled not stuffed. By the way you'd be surprised how commonly the yaprak sarması is being misspelled as dolma in daily life.

[@Janine.Najarian]

Ew

[@tmnprlsaicntr]

I love the confidence and joy that he carries in his presentation. So appetising!

[@mutzimieow486]

we have our own vine leaves (Prague, CZ) and my recipe (from a Greek community) was not very detailed regarding rice preparation; last year I made delicious dolmades though; now I was looking for some "perfect tip" for rice, and I have found it here - thank you, Mr. Chef with a lovely display ;-)

[@josh_the_happy]

Thanks for having the only good video for makings on KZbin.

[@anjah7360]

I've been waiting to make these! Today, I picked an armload of huge grape leaves from my garden along with some herbs and instead of onions, I'm using chives. It's happening!!!! Thank you for this recipe.

[@chvou]

As a Greek person, I absolutely love Dolmades. I have it at parties and annual events such as christmas, easter ect. Definitely 10/10 would recommend!

[@NickRossi]

Literally the most perfect food on the planet.

[@sljoseph74]

Dolmades are probably my favorite food in the universe!

[@iReporteriReporting]

Now these are my favorite! I always convince my neighbors to give me some fresh leaves from their vines to share delicious dolmati! Thank you Aki for the traditional recipe so I can add to my collection. I usually never add spring onions or purple, just white and no coriander, but I will try it! Oh my God, I'm hungry!

[@KitaKatt1988]

You must live in Egypt

[@mikeesco6905]

I love how nonchalant this dude is! confidence is overflowing 😂

[@mariannsimms5644]

You are the most personable and fun cook who I have ever seen before. I rate you one notch below Alton Brown and, seriously, that's saying a lot. I wish you were extremely famous because I could watch you all the time. You seem to really love what you are doing and it draws the viewer in -- that's what makes a great television personality. I am making dolmades right now (yes, it's nearly 6:00 a.m. and it's our dinner -- we eat super late) -- your recipe. I am only saddened by the fact my grape leaves were so tiny (I bought a jar of them) and they were never this small before. I have leftover rice that I am frying up to go with it.

[@WowplayerMe]

I'm an American who has Italian & Jewish ancestry and I love these. I don't care where they originated from! I'm happy I found this recipe, going to make them as soon as I can.

[@deborahcarolstrongfuss8401]

WowplayerMe its all originally from Turkey darling even yoghourt but don’t mind him, he loves to say everything is Greek 😅

[@demon7seven]

One of my all time favourite foods, absolutely love it. And it's popular throughout the Middle East. We call it Waraq Enab (literally: vine leaves)

[@alina-ot7cj]

My daughter loves dolmades Actually, I am not surprised cause her father is half greek.And, by the way, Akis you are fantastic.Keep the good work! Such a joy to watch you!

[@rana8778]

Dear Akis!dolmades are also a very popular food in iran(we call them simply dolma) and the difference is we fill the vine leaves with rice,minced beef/lamb and split peas!but this one looks very tasty too,will definitely try it!thank you

[@Aquarian55]

Dolma comes from the Turkish word dolmak which means to stuff or fill something.

[@KitaKatt1988]

I love these but I love them not with lemon sauce 😍 Greek or anything. I don’t like them cold really though

[@selmademirdogen4376]

Jeylan Deniz İran nüfusunun büyük bir bölümü de Türklerden oluşuyor. Orada da dolma demeleri normal yani 🙂 ha belki iç dolgusu biraz farklı. Onlarda iç dolgu biraz daha çok yeşillik ağırlıklı ve lepe denen bir tür baklagil de kullanıyorlar

[@northernmemaw4036]

Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful filling! It sounds delicious 😊

[@nolitetebastardescarborund9761]

In Greek, dolma is singular, dolmades is the plural.

[@aneta5196]

This man never cries 🧅🧄👀😈

[@emilyeriksson4868]

Sarmale in Romania. Very traditional if I might say.This is one of our traditional food. We never use coriander and mint,but parsley and dill depending of region. Nice one!

[@emilyeriksson4868]

And lots of tomatoes or tomatoe paste.

[@pmparda]

Well each region has their one recipe. That's why we say that this is greek...

[@pmparda]

@@mhmtbl o well "gyros" is a Greek word! "Fyllo" as well, maybe all your pastries with fyllo are Greek!!!! Please... having a Turkish name means nothing, of course many recipes had Turkish names, it was the language of the rulers. Most recipes were influenced or stolen from the byzantines and other local people and renamed. And don't you forget that

[@oddryblack3066]

I tried these for the first time in my life today and i wanted to know more about them...so i ended up in this video; All I can say is they are truly amazing,also very from what i'm used to since i'm from latin america and the cuisine and flavors are VERY different. But I loved how they tasted! Awesome.

[@misfitnessplep4531]

Wow, that's a lot of olive oil. Yummy, I'm in love with it.

[@lane6963]

Made this recipe about 2 weeks ago and it turned out SO WELL. I'm going to remake them again this weekend! Thank you for posting this video!

[@Morrneyo]

In South Korea they use sesame leaves instead of Vine leaves. I feel glad seeing similar food in Greek food channel!

[@akispetretzikisen]

sesame leaves are so broad?

[@Morrneyo]

So they make it like a finger-food. It's quite small and cute, and also tasty

[@MsBbbeautiful]

BEST Greek dish ever😊

[@BrianMBrannon]

I'm so happy I found this video, I was wondering what I should serve with my olive oil.

[@flutterby8462]

Brian Brannon 😂

[@chrisnaida2012]

Tried your recipe and OMG it taste super delicious and now I am addicted to it. Taste exactly like Marianna's Vineleaves Dolmades from Greece.

[@spainbarcafootyfan]

This looks amazing! I don't know where this dish originated but we eat it in the Arab World as well, but with green broad beans and sometimes meat cooked with the rice and onions. I'm not gonna claim this dish as that of my own culture, I'm just here to say that the Greek and Arab versions both taste great :)

[@akispetretzikisen]

indeed!

[@charlescarabott7692]

In Malta this dish was eaten too in more ancient times but 200 years of british colonial rule and Italian influence made Maltese forget the mediterainian diet amd we where left with only fish and chips and pizza and other junk food the Maltese like to eat much.

[@gurcuball6193]

@@charlescarabott7692 Yeah. Because the thing is Malta was so close to Ottoman Empire and they always caught Turkish sailors and traders and took some culturel things from them. Just like how coffe get into European culture. As a Turkish I would be so happy if this food was still in Malta cuisine.

[@gurcuball6193]

@footballcoreano Ancient Greek food?? What "Dolma" means in Greek then. İt means nothing because even the word Dolma is Turkish. So shut up.

[@KitaKatt1988]

??? What lol

[@gladiatorgrit]

From Canada here I've been craving these for years but forgot what they were called!!!! Thank you so much, time to make them myself!

[@sdega315]

Dolmades are in my top 5 of favorite foods!

[@elliemzehem5376]

Τέλεια Άκις! Σε ευχαριστώ πολύ! 🤗🥰

[@hasuchobogosu]

omg comment section... food can be traditional in more than one country

[@akispetretzikisen]

true....

[@hasuchobogosu]

well that sure escalated quickly lol

[@angeliki5135]

Please do not hate me. But if you knew the history between the Turks and the Greeks and just how terrible it is, you'd see both sides are just being badly informed and both need to put their differences aside. Also... I personally feel a food can only be traditional to one country. Otherwise, it'd just be considered food at that point without an exact origin. Part of eating food is the culture and origin oft the food and enjoying it. *shrug*

[@00SuperA]

@@angeliki5135 Yes but in ancient times countries were very differently defined.

[@angeliki5135]

@@00SuperA That makes allot more sense as well.

[@jeffward1106]

I loved how simple your recipe is. I worked in a Mediterranean restaurant, the chef kept his secret & told me it was too complicated. 👍

[@billblass5961]

Oh man, I bet those are amazing.

[@ignaciomeneseslopez3282]

thanks for the great recipes, and also a very charismatic man. Thanks all of the team of production

[@allydawes307]

My grandma used to make the best dolmades but she would make it really garlicky and vinegary and it was sooo delicious. There would also be some form of minced meat in the rice filling sometimes. Miss this dish so much, gonna make it this weekend!

[@eylul0967]

Are you turkish or greek?

[@vicksterinig9169]

My family thanks you AKI for all the wonderful dishes we have been eating. Simple, tasty Greek food.. My mother in law is really impressed with my cooking, haven’t told her about you though shhhhhhh!!! 🤫

[@sabriyesopi1182]

My mother adds tomatoes and meat. But I will definitely try this version, and that's a lot of olive oil lol you're the best Aki 👍🏻

[@serkanmuratakturk3776]

Zeytinyağlı daha güzel bence ama

[@ardilarslangedikli4680]

@@serkanmuratakturk3776 Bizim kendi usulumuzce yapılan incecik sarılan dolmalar harika oluyorlar. Kopyalayan tarifler kendini belli ediyorlar.. inceliği, zarifliği ve tüm lezzetli malzemeleri noksan oluyor. 🍓🥭🍒🍉🍐🍎🍒🥝🥝

[@elinax5330]

Who cares . I am here for dolma and guy is beautiful. Thank you sweetheart for the this and keep cooking!

[@drhuynhcongkhanhvachitran1354]

Thanks so much for showing , it is my favourite food and now i know how to make it. You have made a wonderful video. Thank you

[@gametheorybasics]

Just tested the recipe - amazing! The fragrant flavors of the herbs and the citrus zest are just doing an amazing job. I have added, I think successfully, a twist: together with rice add 100g of pine nuts.

[@nensimartinic2525]

Love to see different versions of such well known dish....the flavs used are very much Greek and I personally love it. I love your personality and keep up the awesome job👍

[@frocksandscrubsadvanceecoc3533]

My first lesson as a Chef was Lebonese food and culture, this was one of the recipes Head Chef enjoyed creating. Love it and that great accent. I appreciate that lesson.

[@daveware4117]

One of the most under rated finger foods

[@mikeflo559]

Dolmas are my favorite. Everytime my grandpa comes over, he would make these dish.

[@cc22ful]

Made this recently for my Turkish family and they all absolutely loved it! Didn’t tell them it was a Greek recipe though😬

[@lamiah5604]

cc22ful it is from several countries, Iraq, Lebanon ect..

[@pmparda]

@@lamiah5604 but is it the same recipe?

[@mohamedkabha6861]

@@pmparda no Egypt use more fat (don't like) Syrian is more sweet sour Turkish (many like it but i don't like) iraqi (best thing on planet earth)

[@selmademirdogen4376]

cc22ful birincisi bu zaten Türk yemeği. İkincisi Yunan yemeği ve ya başka her hangi bir ülkenin yemeklerini yapsan da eminim Türk ailen yine beğenir. Türkler nezaketsiz insanlar değildir çünkü 🙂

[@kevinwallace962]

Who ever gave this a thumbs down obviously didn't bother to make them ...Proper nice Dolmades good job you got a new fan here 👍

[@roshirae16]

Persians have this too I am greece now and havent had dolma in years! I am so happy its also in Greek cuisine! Eating it now 😁

[@jpgsf1978]

Excellent work, Akis !! Thank you !

[@maylien]

Another winner! You are such a great (and entertaining!) resource!

[@akispetretzikisen]

thanks!

[@kristoffdennisthegreek3433]

Wonderful recipe thank you so much delicious

[@Westlife344131420]

I am making this right now and it looks so delicious! Thanks Akis, you're the best!

[@mariselasanchez6724]

Thank you for the yummy recipe

[@maryyounadim241]

God bless you and all the best

[@elifdashan232]

Watching this while eating dolmades. Great video!

[@xfronwenzyoucamex]

There are more Greek vs. Turkish comments than comments about Akis' handsomeness ;_;

[@sametkocak3951]

Look on Wikipedia dolma is %100 Turkısh puhahajahaha

[@dilekyuksel2059]

Dolma means "fill" turkish word Lieer you are lier hahaha ohh pityy

[@iridescentaurora268]

Am I the only one who doesn’t really care where dolmades “originally” came from, as long as the risotto is made with the right rice to herb ratio?.. I just like my food to be tasty, that’s all

[@DBJDJDBEKSK]

@@sametkocak3951 Wrong

[@sametkocak3951]

@@DBJDJDBEKSK hahahahahahah

[@masielgrullon3887]

I love them I always go to a Greek restaurant and they always give me dolmades in the salads

[@kajmanandi]

I love this recipe. Handsome chef make great dish, what else we want? 😁😘

[@anak9685]

I tried this it's amazing but I did add some sliced potatoes, tomatoes and onions beside the lemon in the pot! It tastes wonderful! Thanks Akis :)

[@spongeHdog]

Omg I laughed so hard at the French yogurt part hahahaha. Efkharisto for the recipe!

[@valentinaadjemyan7790]

Yasu Akis. Bravosu Axorimy. Nazisis xronia pola Na ise panda kala ke namas mathenis ta orea ke poli nostima Ellinikia. faya. Fxaristume para poli. Yasu Ellada!

[@akispetretzikisen]

Thank u! 🙏

[@FrenchGuyCooking]

Love that recipe, I've always had mine in tins and I thought they tasted good.... ps : What's funny about french yogurt ? haha

[@MsxXtinaXx95]

because he didn't say greek. he always says greek yogurt or greek olive oil

[@rana8778]

salut Alex :D nice to see your comment here!

[@ariueli]

if you replace the vine leaves with pickled cabbage leaves and a little thyme they'll be even more delicious

[@KIJIKLIPS]

Alex French Guy Cooking It is funny I see your comments all over the place on food videos

[@marymylonakis3811]

French yogurt is funny...Greek yogurt ROCKS!

[@cityenergy1]

Thank you for this KZbin! Dolmades are so delicious and made several different ways.

[@hausofholly5426]

I fly to Greece tomorrow and I'm soooo excited to eat so many of these!!! 😃😃😃

[@dst7026]

HAUSEofHolly did you enjoy them lol

[@misogulkaya4256]

You can fly to turkey . because its not greek food

[@electra1920]

@@misogulkaya4256 you are so full of complexes.

[@mladenangelov6882]

This is ottoman food,you can see dolma in Bulgaria,Romania and Albanian

[@tapsars7911]

You can't be on a diet and still eat food made by this man .

[@idaliihernandesss924]

I love these grape leaves . My first time having them was last month in San Diego and I fell in love with them. I’m going to try to make them thanks :)

[@FannyThiffault]

Love vegan recipes 💞🐔🐖🐥🐮🦃🦆🐟🦞 Thank you Akis!

[@marie42ify]

Your dolmades look wonderful! Thank you Akis :)

[@dshahata]

The best recipe I have seen so far. Wel done, Akis!

[@frankathebutterfly6343]

we make a different version of these in Iran too!

[@carmelitapruna3236]

I love this kind of food, this is one of my favorite food, since I'm working at ksa....

[@HebaHosni]

It's a famous recipe in Egypt :) I think we got it from the Greeks and added a touch

[@erdemozcan5435]

Heba Hosni ahhahaha dolma is a Turkish food and dolma is a Turkish word!

[@MariaMaria-ok2ur]

Erdem Özcan 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Leonadem]

Yunan Dolmadesi yoktur. Bu Türk "Dolma".

[@sherineayers426]

Heba Hosni food is always missing something until we Egyptian put our spin on it u have to admit taste better after we get hold of it سلام ليكي يا هبة 😊

[@innosanto]

@@erdemozcan5435 It is a Greek food you didn't even have a cuisine before you conquered Greek Anatolia you were nomads. We have a cuisine of 3,000 years already. You even think baklava is turkish but it was Greek before and before that Assyrian. Anyway I will be civilized and say that many things are a mystery. Turks and Greeks lived in the same towns in different neighborhoods. Not hard for neighboring mamas to exchange recipes of how they feed their men and children.

[@nilssonakerlund2852]

What can I say but WOW!!

[@hatemnabih]

This actually looks way lighter than Egyptian recipes,but closer to my family recipe, I like the idea of adding mint and spring onions and incorporate their taste in the rice first. I will definitely try it. By the way you should've recommended eating the bed leaves, they have very vine-leaves-intense taste also absorb much of the olive oil and lemon, making them very rich.

[@akispetretzikisen]

good idea!

[@nattommo6024]

ahhh it’s always so heavy.. the amount of oil/ghee, the tomato paste.. it’s insane! but it’s the best when done this way

[@KitaKatt1988]

Why would you eat the bed of leaves that kept them from burning lol

[@jonjordan3746]

Beautifully presented Aki , thank you so much.

[@xena105]

If there are leftovers, they are great eating them cold the next day!! 😃💖 I have some grape leaves in my freezer. Time to make Δρομάδες and γεμιστά!

[@hana.the.writer5074]

Hi, how do you manage them after they've turned dark in color and wilted? Would they still be ok to roll or you'd be using them chopped in your recipes like spinach?

[@lelelolberta7437]

I love greeck food !!!!!!! Kisses from Spain !!!!!!

[@georgipartsalev6193]

All Balkan countries have literately the same dishes! ...almost :) Greetings from Bulgaria! Great channel!

[@innosanto]

The thing is we always have different versions. It is almost always different dishes, different versions.

[@worldcitizeng6507]

in turkey too

[@Elizabeth-zq7nc]

Excuse me ...Greeks ARE NOT Balkin

[@pakizemstn2334]

@@Elizabeth-zq7ncGreece, Bulgaria, Yugoslavian countries , Albenia, Romenia and Türkiye are Balkan countries..

[@tanniad]

Different spices and herbs in different dishes but exact same food. That’s true

[@saadallabed6955]

I love traditional Greek food

[@dilangravi3325]

In Kurdistan, we put sometimes chicken wings or lamb chops at the bottom of the pot. Another recommendation would be to add pomegranate seeds at the top of the pot - believe me, it tastes delicious!

[@akispetretzikisen]

great ideas both!!!

[@mrdeadsea7775]

We put lamb neck steaks at the bottom of the pot in Lebanon... We make them (called Waroh Enib) smaller than the ones in this video, and we pour lemon juice and olive oil mixture over ours, with some toum (garlic sauce) mixed in. We also stuff with rice and herbs, but we add some finely diced and deseeded tomatoes into the stuffing as well.

[@mrdeadsea7775]

Dipping them in a yogurt sauce is something I never even thought of before,... I guess yogurt really does go with almost anything in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine...

[@mrdeadsea7775]

No... my uncles sister from Jordan adds the tomato... we don't add tomato in Lebanon...

[@Xdloleinfachgeil]

Dilan Gravi "Kurdistan" Where exaclly? Cant find it on the map

[@DanDanAndReyRey]

Ate at Telly and Jake YESTERDAY here in Old Colorado....NOW I WANNA MAKE MY OWN !!!!! YUM YUM....THANKS FOR SHARING THIS RECIPE.

[@Damian.D]

"they start dancing" :))))) 😂 He is an entertainer!

[@carolinachavarria7444]

it is a pleasure to watch Akis in action, makes it seem so easy that you want to do it as well!!!

[@zainab90000]

in Syria we have two types of stuffed grapes leafs: one tastes sour (amazing) the other has meat (good too). But one time I will try the Greek recipe.

[@junicardona7713]

Its a Mediterranean/Middle Eastern Dish... just enjoy the video. In the Caribbean we all make Arroz Con Gandules (Rice with Pigeon Peas) we all make it different but its a traditional staple in all of our cuisine. Hatefull ass people. Akis it looks amazing!!!!! Thank you