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Whole boiled leeks, served cold with vinaigrette , are popular in France, [ 15 ] where leeks are nicknamed asperges du pauvre 'poor man's asparagus'. Frying leaves it crunchier and preserves the taste. Raw leeks can be used in salads , doing especially well when they are the prime ingredient. In Turkish cuisine , leeks are chopped into thick slices, then boiled and separated into leaves, and finally filled with a filling usually containing rice, herbs (generally parsley and dill),...