Grape leaves. A dish that's at every large gathering I have went to; Christmas, Easter, thanksgiving. A dish that fills the area with a beautiful aroma that can be defined as my favorite food. Grape leaves. A dish that my mom rarely makes and takes a lot of time.
When ever my mom makes grape leaves it can mean one of two things: They invited guests or she REALLY loves me. Usually, it's because we have guests but once in a while she'll make it just for me. When my mom does make grape leaves i repeatedly walk in and out of the kitchen waiting for it to cook and when it does I am always the first person at the dinner table. Once I start eating them I can never stop, "just one more" I'll say/think before I take 20 more. And when there's left overs I'll be the first to grab them (if we have any to begin with).
Grape leaves take FOREVER to prepare which explains why my mom doesn't really like
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Once they have fully finished cooking, I take one grape leaf out of the pot right away, which usually results in me either burning my finger or my tongue. While I bit into it I can see the smoke coming out, I can taste the many spices that were put into the rice, the Sauce added to the meat, the cilantro in the rice, and the tanginess of the actual grape leaf. My mouth is on flavor fire every time I take a bit. Every single grape leaf is a work of delicious art. I usually don't enjoy my mothers food but her grape leaves are an outlier because I enjoy them so much. That's not the only thing I like about grape leaves, I also like when my mom makes grape leaves because that day we all sit at the dinner table together, my family sitting at the dinner table all together! That does not happen often! I even like grape leaves more than pizza. PIZZA! I don't think any kid would give up pizza for grape