Monsoon Coast

Yalanji is a family of Turkish and Levantine mezze dishes without meat. Devised by the ottomans, the word “yalanji” means “false”, since they contain no meat. Yalanji dishes, which can be a variety of vegetables or leaves stuffed with meatless aromatic rice, are also cooked in olive oil, and served cold or at room temperature. They make great vegan mezze treats to add to your summer spread.We offer the recipe using fresh grape leaves as the flavour and texture are superior to that of canned leaves. As a result, this is a dish best prepared in the early summer when fresh grapes leaves are growing but still tender.

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