Dol-WHAT? Tin roof! Rusted!

[thebitterguy]

Why is it no one in the UNIVERSE seems to call these the same thing we do in my family! We don't even use the same word as either the Turks or the Egyptians!

It is, by the way, my favourite food in the world. When I go to my parents, there's usually a pot of them on for dinner. They are my "ignore my burning fingers" food. The version most preferred in ACB is grape leaves stuffed with rice, lamb and spices.

In fact, the only time I have ever contemplated doing violence to a friend was when mr_weasel ate too many of the ones I brought back with me from home once. So close he was to my wrath. I nearly took a nap right there in his living room.

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[heron61.livejournal.com]

What did you call them?

Regardless of what they are called, they are delicious - a plate of them (filled as you said with rice, lamb, and spices) drizzled with egg & lemon sauce is an absolutely wonderful dinner.

[thebitterguy]

The name we use seems to be a sort of made up family name; I never really learned how to spell it, but it's pronounced mashi, with the last syllable sounding like it might be typed zji phonetically.

We put my mom's jujuk (tzatziki) on it. She always had mint leaves growing in the backyard, so they were always either fresh or dried out in the kitchen.

[optimussven.livejournal.com]

Well at least you call cacık by it's right name. ;-)

[thebitterguy]

Times I wish I'd been less of a stubborn punk and taken the time to learn the language. At least I could stop writin' stuff phonetically all the time.