The mussels are either coated in flour and fried (midye tava), or stuffed with rice, pine nuts, raisins, and cinnamon (midye dolmase).
Mussels are also served by themselves 
mnli hypothesis: Mussels are also served by themselves  premise: The mussels are either coated in flour and fried (midye tava), or stuffed with rice, pine nuts, raisins, and cinnamon (midye dolmase).