Stuffed Vineleaves

I don’t know why vine leaves have such cachet, an aura of foreignness about them. I mean, they’re everywhere, thanks to Greek tourism – most British market towns have a taverna of sorts, and every taverna offers stuffed vineleaves. I tasted my first ‘dolmade’ at the age of perhaps eight, yet still to this day it feels like exciting food. Anyway, in spite of Greek claims, I have a feeling that this really is a Persian invention – they have always displayed creativity with vine products.