What is a Cabbage Roll?

A cabbage roll also known as Golabki, is a steamed cabbage leaf that is wrapped around a rice and meat mixture which is then baked with a tomato juice sauce.  The filling is traditionally based around meat, such as beef, pork, or lamb and seasoned with garlic, onion, or spices.  In past centuries Cabbage Rolls, cabbage leaves stuffed with left over food, have been known as a dish for peasants.  Golabki literally means “little pigeons”.  Cabbage Rolls are most common in Eastern Europe such as Sweden and Finland but it can also be found in Croatia and the Ukrainian population of Canada.