Gołąbki
Gołąbki served with tomato sauce and vegetables | |
| Alternative names | галубцы, hałubcy голубцы, golubtsy голубці, holubtsi balandėliai holubky |
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| Course | Appetizer or main |
| Place of origin | Poland |
| Region or state | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Serving temperature | Hot or cold |
| Main ingredients | Cabbage; pork or beef |
| Ingredients generally used | onions; rice, kasha or potatoes; bolete mushrooms (optional) |
Gołąbki (Polish pronunciation: [ɡɔˈwɔmpki] ⓘ) is the Polish name of a dish popular in cuisines of Central and Eastern Europe, made from boiled cabbage leaves wrapped around a filling of minced pork or beef, chopped onions, and rice or other carbohydrates such as kasha groats or potatoes.
Gołąbki are often served during festive occasions such as weddings, holidays such as Christmas Day, and other family events.
They can also be prepared using a number of various fillings instead of meat or rice, including mashed potatoes, boiled eggs, barley groats and others. Similar dishes exist in Southern Europe and along the Mediterranean coast, where the cabbage leaves may sometimes be substituted with vine leaves or fermented instead of fresh cabbage leaves.