Stuffed tomatoes

{{Short description|Tomato dish}} {{Infobox food | name = Stuffed tomatoes | image = Pomidor dolması Azerbaijani cuisine.jpg | country = | region = Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, France, Italy, Greece, Argentina, Uruguay, Romania | course = | served = Hot or room temperature<ref name="seriouseats"/> | main_ingredient = | variations = | calories = | other = }}

'''Stuffed tomatoes''' are one of a number of dishes in which tomatoes are filled with ingredients, usually including rice. ==Names== In various languages, the name of the dish literally means "stuffed tomatoes". Elsewhere the name specifies that the dish includes rice such as {{langx|it|Pomodori al Riso}}.<ref name="seriouseats">{{cite web|url=https://www.seriouseats.com/2019/09/stuff-your-face-with-roman-rice-stuffed-tomatoes.html|title=Stuff Your Face With Roman Rice-Stuffed Tomatoes|website=Serious Eats|last=Marx|first=Sasha|date=10 September 2019|access-date=3 September 2020}}</ref>

==Preparation and ingredients== In most countries, the tomatoes are stuffed with meat (lamb) and rice; other ingredients are onion, parsley, olive oil, mint, black pepper, and salt. In the Roman dish, the filing is traditionally made with rice alone<ref name="seriouseats"/> and it can additionally be flavored with cinnamon.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jenkins|first=Nancy|date=29 May 1985|title=Bringing out the Best in Food: a Tasteful Story|work=The New York Times|location=New York|access-date=3 September 2020|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/29/garden/bringing-out-the-best-in-food-a-tasteful-story.html}}</ref>

In Provence, France, it is common to prepare tomate farcies with minced meat, breadcrumbs and cheese.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Audrey |date=2020-07-13 |title=Classic Tomates Farcies (Baked Ground Meat-Stuffed Tomatoes) |url=https://www.pardonyourfrench.com/classic-tomates-farcies-baked-ground-meat-stuffed-tomatoes/ |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=Pardon Your French |language=en-US}}</ref> In Nice, the fruits are initially emptied and subsequently flavored with a filling of onion, garlic, aubergine, pepper, tomato paste and marjoram.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ricetta Pomodori alla nizzarda |url=https://www.buonissimo.it/lericette/pomodori-alla-nizzarda-268155 |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=Buonissimo |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-07-19 |title=Grilled Ratatouille-Stuffed Tomatoes • The Heritage Cook ® |url=https://theheritagecook.com/grilled-ratatouille-stuffed-tomatoes/ |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=The Heritage Cook ® |language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also== * List of stuffed dishes

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Balkan cuisine Category:Azerbaijani cuisine Category:Italian cuisine Category:Stuffed vegetable dishes Category:Turkish stews Category:Turkish dolmas and sarmas Category:Tomato dishes