The name for stuffed cabbage rolls in the Ukrainian language is “holubtsi.” There are many versions of how this word appeared. One of them is that the word “holubtsi” derived under the influence of the French cuisine, that was popular in the second half of the XIX century, when fried pigeons (“holuby”) rolled in cabbage were served. Ukrainians and Russians modified the recipe and came up with a more affordable way of cooking. Ukrainians started to stuff cabbage rolls with meat and rice and cooked them with tomato juice or...