On 12/11/2013 9:23 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>> On Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:01:59 GMT, (Cindy Hamilton)
>> wrote:
>>
>>> In article >,
>>> sf > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>> Is there a law against using all the other ingredients with no filler?
>>>
>>> No law. But they'll come out pretty hard. Do you make meatballs/meatloaf
>>> without bread crumbs? If so, and you're ok with the result, then feel
>>> free to make cabbage rolls without filler.
>>>
>> Exactly and I asked because filler makes meatloaf feel and taste
>> weird.
>
> To each their own. I don't make meatloaf at all; neither DH nor
> I really likes it. He makes meatballs, and we like them with a
> fair amount of very coarse bread crumbs in.
>
>>> I suppose some flavorless vegetable could be used instead, but it
>>> would have to have excess water removed.
>>>
>> Nah. Onion is fine by me.
>
> I was struck by your comment elsewhere that all of the cabbage roll
> recipes seemed bland.
>
> 1. Not all food needs to be highly flavored to be good.
>
> 2. It's central and eastern European food.
> A certain amount of blandness just comes with the territory.
>
> Now I'm going to get hammered by a bunch of Hungarians talking
> about about hot paprika and whatnot.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
LOLOL I don't think we have roving bands of Hungarians just waiting to
pounce.
Jill