Wara’ Enab (Stuffed Grape Leaves)

It’s almost in every Mediterranean culture to know the craft of making this gourmet masterpiece from the simple scraps such as loose vine leaves, rice, and ground bits of meat. And a masterpiece it is, today we feasted on one our favorite meals of all time- Wara’ Enab !  It depends very much on your personal preferences; some people prefer to add chops, vegetables, koussa and even chicken to eat with the vine leaves. We were served with lubna ( a specially thickened yogurt) on the side, garlic, mint and lemon to add more flavour to our dish. Syrians have likely borrowed the idea of stuffing grape vine leaves from Greeks or Turkish generations  who have purportedly been rolling for centuries. We found out that the origin of stuffed vine leaves goes back to the time when Alexander the Great besieged Thebes! 

Mona M