# Stuffed mallow

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{{Short description|Stuffed leaves dish made from malva}}
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| name               = Stuffed mallow
| image              = File:Dolmadakia μολόχα malva sylvestris.jpg
| caption            = Greek stuffed mallow with rice and herb filling
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| region             = [Kurdistan](/source/Kurdistan), [Anatolia](/source/Anatolia), [Balkan](/source/Balkan), [Levant](/source/Levant)
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| served             = Hot
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[Stuffed mallow](/source/Stuffed_mallow) ({{Langx|ku|Melûkîyê tije kirî or Dolma ya melûkîyê}}; {{langx|ar|خبازة محشية}}; {{langx|he|עלי חלמית ממולאים|Aley Ḥalmith Meemou'laim}}; [Turkish](/source/Turkish_language): ''Ebegümeci sarması'')<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 April 2010 |title=Foraging for Mallow |website=Hunter Angler Gardener Cook |url=http://honest-food.net/2010/04/04/mallow-hiding-in-plain-sight/ |author-first1=Hank |author-last1=Shaw |author1-link=Hank Shaw (author)}}</ref> is a generic name for dishes made of [mallow](/source/Malvaceae) leaves, stuffed with meat ([lamb](/source/Lamb_and_mutton)) and rice, or, more rarely, rice only. Other names are mallow ''sarma'' or mallow ''dolma''. It is mostly popular in [Kurdistan](/source/Kurdistan) ([Kurdish](/source/Kurdish_population) populated regions) [Israel](/source/Israel), [Lebanon](/source/Lebanon), [Syria](/source/Syria), [Turkey](/source/Turkey), [Palestine](/source/Palestinian_territories) and the [Balkans](/source/Balkans), where it may be served with [yogurt](/source/yogurt).<ref name="nytimes"/><ref name="rudaw2">{{cite news |date=6 Sep 2017 |title=Preserving Kurdish culture in America through botany |url=https://www.rudaw.net/english/world/050920171 |access-date=8 June 2025 |work=www.rudaw.net}}</ref>

==Name and etymology==

Mallow itself is called many names and the names differ between regions; in [Arabic](/source/Arabic), it is sometimes known as ''khubeza'' ({{langx|ar|خبيزة}}), and so stuffed mallow can be referred to as stuffed ''khubeza''.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news |last1=Hubbard |first1=Ben |last2=Bilal |first2=Shbair |date=7 April 2024 |title=To Battle Wartime Hunger, Gazans Turn to a Humble Leafy Green (Published 2024) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/world/middleeast/gaza-hunger-food-khobeza.html |access-date=8 June 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="haaretz">{{cite news |last1=Zbeedat |first1=Nagham |title=Khubeza, the Wild Plant Palestinians in Gaza Are Foraging for Amid Soaring Hunger and War |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-03-06/ty-article-magazine/.premium/khubeza-the-wild-plant-palestinians-in-gaza-are-foraging-for-amid-soaring-hunger-and-war/0000018e-13b5-d32b-ab8f-bbfd437f0000 |access-date=8 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Family Food Stories {{!}} ANU |url=https://www.anumuseum.org.il/events/family-kitchen/ |website=Museum of the Jewish People |access-date=8 June 2025}}</ref><ref name="ynet">{{cite news |last1=אליהו |first1=מילי |title=סופר-פוד בחצר הבית: מרק, קציצות וממולאים נפלאים מעלי חוביזה |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/laisha/article/S1Z86qmQ00 |access-date=8 June 2025 |work=Ynet |trans-title=Superfood in the backyard: soup, meatballs, and wonderful fillings made from khubiza leaves |date=17 March 2021 |language=he}}</ref>

==Geographical scope==

Stuffed mallow leaves are common across [West Asia](/source/West_Asia) and [Eastern Europe](/source/Eastern_Europe). Stuffed ''khobeza'', filled with [rice](/source/rice), is frequently eaten in the [Levant](/source/Levant), as well as other regions such as [Greece](/source/Greece).<ref name="dw">{{cite news |last1=جمعة |first1=علاء |title=ماذا يجب أن تعرف عن نبتة الخبيزة وفوائدها المذهلة! – DW – 2021/3/1 |url=https://www.dw.com/ar/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%A8-%D8%A3%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%AA%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D9%88%D9%81%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B0%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A9/a-56678874 |access-date=8 June 2025 |work=dw.com |date=1 Mar 2023 |language=ar}}</ref> It is especially common in the [Gaza Strip](/source/Gaza_Strip) due to the difficulty of access to food; it is used in dishes as an alternative to [grape leaves](/source/Stuffed_leaves), which would normally be stuffed and cooked.<ref name="nytimes"/><ref name="qudscouk">{{cite news |last1=حديدي |first1=صبحي |title=خبيزة غزّة وخريطة نتنياهو {{!}} صبحي حديدي |url=https://www.alquds.co.uk/%D8%AE%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D8%BA%D8%B2%D9%91%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%88/ |access-date=8 June 2025 |work=القدس العربي |date=10 March 2024 |language=ar}}</ref><ref name="alaraby">{{cite news |last1=درباس |first1=ناهد |title=موسم البقوليات في فلسطين: علت وخبيزة وأشياء أخرى |url=https://www.alaraby.co.uk/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%82%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%AE%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A3%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%89 |access-date=8 June 2025 |work=Al-Araby Al-Jadeed |date=26 Jan 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Zbeedat |first1=Nagham |title=Khubeza, the wild plant Palestinians in Gaza are foraging for amid soaring hunger and war |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-03-06/ty-article-magazine/.premium/khubeza-the-wild-plant-palestinians-in-gaza-are-foraging-for-amid-soaring-hunger-and-war/0000018e-13b5-d32b-ab8f-bbfd437f0000 |access-date=7 September 2025 |work=Haaretz.com |language=en}}</ref>

Stuffed mallow is common among [Kurds](/source/Kurds) and the [Kurdish diaspora](/source/Kurdish_population).<ref name="rudaw">{{cite news |date=6 Sep 2017 |title=Preserving Kurdish culture in America through botany |url=https://www.rudaw.net/english/world/050920171 |access-date=8 June 2025 |work=www.rudaw.net}}</ref><ref name="ynet"/>

[The Eucalyptus](/source/The_Eucalyptus) restaurant offers stuffed mallow on its menu.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=60ekWVd-Xu4C&pg=PA211|title=Jerusalem: The Mini Rough Guide |first=Daniel |last=Jacobs |year=1999 |publisher=[Rough Guides](/source/Rough_Guides) |isbn=978-1-85828-579-5 |page=211 |access-date=7 Sep 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/125880/israeli-chefs-think-green |title=Israeli Chefs Think Green |first=Dana |last=Kessler |date=6 March 2013 |access-date=7 Sep 2025 |work=[Tablet](/source/Tablet_(magazine))}}</ref>

==See also==
* [Cabbage roll](/source/Cabbage_roll)
* [Khubeza patties](/source/Khubeza_patties)
* [List of stuffed dishes](/source/List_of_stuffed_dishes)
* [Mulukhiyah](/source/Mulukhiyah)
* ''[Salvia hierosolymitana](/source/Salvia_hierosolymitana)''
* [Stuffed leaves](/source/Stuffed_leaves)

==References==
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Category:Arab cuisine
Category:Balkan cuisine
Category:Serbian cuisine
Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina cuisine
Category:Stuffed vegetable dishes
Category:Lebanese cuisine
Category:Turkish dolmas and sarmas
Category:Israeli cuisine
Category:Syrian cuisine
Category:Kurdish cuisine
Category:Levantine cuisine
Category:Palestinian cuisine

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