Childhood Memories: Grape and Beef-Stuffed Vegetables

childhood memories: Rick Madonik / Toronto Star By Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter Thu., Dec. 15, 2016 Whether it is the Palestinian grape leaves filled with rice, Venezuelan cheese sticks, Sudanese meat sauce or beef-stuffed vegetables from Syria, immigrants homemade dishes all come with a story, according to Toronto Star. For many newcomers, the aroma and taste of the dishes they grew up with help them relive their childhood memories with their families and connect with the past they left behind for a new life in Canada. His recipe is for stuffed grape leaves, which his mother made back home every Friday. I miss my mom stuffed grape leaves a lot. My mom made this dish every Friday. I am so far away and can t see my family in the Saida-Ein ElHelwi refugee camp, said Mahmoud Kassem, 36, a Palestinian nurse who was born stateless in Lebanon and came to Canada as a refugee last year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.