Stuffed tomatoes explained

Stuffed tomatoes
Served:	Hot or room temperature

Stuffed tomatoes are one of a number of dishes in which tomatoes are filled with ingredients, usually including rice. In 2017, dolma making in Azerbaijan was included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists.^[1]

Names

In various languages, the name of the dish literally means "stuffed tomatoes", including Azerbaijani: Pomidor dolması and Turkish: Domates dolması).^[2] Elsewhere the name specifies that the dish includes rice such as Italian: Pomodori al Riso.^[3]

Preparation and ingredients

In Turkey, the fruit 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^[3] and it can additionally be flavored with cinnamon.^[4]

In Provence, France, it is common to prepare tomate farcies with minced meat, breadcrumbs and cheese.^[5] In Nice, the fruits are initially emptied and subsequently flavored with a filling of onion, garlic, aubergine, pepper, tomato paste and marjoram.^{[6] [7]}

See also

• List of stuffed dishes

Notes and References

1. https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/dolma-making-and-sharing-tradition-a-marker-of-cultural-identity-01188 Dolma making and sharing tradition, a marker of cultural identity
2. Web site: stuffed tomatoes in ground meat and basmati rice - Ozlem's Turkish Table. Ozlemsturkishtable.com. 15 December 2017.
3. Web site: Stuff Your Face With Roman Rice-Stuffed Tomatoes. Serious Eats. Marx. Sasha. 10 September 2019. 3 September 2020.
4. News: Jenkins. Nancy. 29 May 1985. Bringing out the Best in Food: a Tasteful Story. The New York Times. New York. 3 September 2020.
5. Web site: Audrey . 2020-07-13 . Classic Tomates Farcies (Baked Ground Meat-Stuffed Tomatoes) . 2022-06-16 . Pardon Your French . en-US.
6. Web site: Ricetta Pomodori alla nizzarda . 2022-06-16 . Buonissimo . it-IT.
7. Web site: 2011-07-19 . Grilled Ratatouille-Stuffed Tomatoes • The Heritage Cook ® . 2022-06-16 . The Heritage Cook ® . en-US.