sarmalen.
With plural and singular agreement. A Romanian dish of forcemeat and other ingredients wrapped in leaves, esp. cabbage or vine leaves.
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1945 A. L. Simon Conc. Encycl. Gastron. VII. 107/2 Sarmalas. Rub a little garlic on some raw beef and mince the beef with a little ham, a scrap of onion, parsley and other seasonings. Dip some spinach or young vine leaves in hot water and roll up the mince in them... Braise very slowly.
1958 W. Bickel tr. R. Hering Dict. Classical & Mod. Cookery 509 Sarmale, Saurkraut Rolls: ground beef and pork mixed with boiled rice, seasoned with garlic, salt, pepper and finely chopped onions, wrapped in leaves of cabbage pickled in whole heads and rolled together.
1969 Listener 2 Jan. 31/1 Local dishes include sarmale (meat and rice in pickled cabbage leaves).
1970 ‘M. Underwood’ Silent Liars ii. xii. 131 First we have mamaliguta... Then Sarmale which are meat balls in cabbage leaves.
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