Cuisine of Albania
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The main meal of the Albanians is lunch and it is usually accompanied by a salad of fresh vegetables, such as tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, and olives with olive oil, vinegar and salt.
Lunch also includes a main dish of vegetables and meat. Seafood specialties are also common in the coastal areas of Durrës, Vlorë and Sarandë.
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[edit] Albanian dishes
[edit] Appetizers
- Chicken Livers
- Eggplant appetizer
- Dolma (Stuffed Grape Leaves with Rice)
- Stuffed Grape Leaves with Meat and Rice
- Pickled Cabbage
[edit] Salads
- Albanian potato salad
- Albanian Tossed Salad
- Bean Salad
- Cabbage Salad
- Tomato and Pepper Salad
[edit] Soups
- Bean Jahni soup
- Potato and cabbage soup
- Soup with Lemon
[edit] Fish
Trout with onions and tomatoes in oven; Baked fish with olive oil and garlic;
[edit] Meat
- Baked lamb and yogurt
- Elli's veal or chicken with walnuts
- Fërgesë of Tirana with Veal
- Fried meatballs (Qofte të fërguara)
- Korce Kolloface
- Veal with very large lima beans
[edit] Vegetables
- Baked leeks
- Fërgesë of Tirana with peppers
- Peppers stuffed with rice, meat and vegetables
- Stuffed aubergines with cheese
[edit] Albanian Pies
- Byrek (Albanian vegetable pie)
[edit] Desserts
The desserts most common in Albania are made throughout the Balkans.
- Halva
- Hasude
- Llokume
- Kadaif
- Muhalebi
- Revani
- Sultjash
- Panespanjẽ
- Qumẽshtor
- Bakllava
- Sheqerpare
- Kek
- Shendetlie (me mjalte)
- Gurabie
- Krem Karamele
[edit] Soft drinks
Mineral water is among the most preferred non-alcoholic drinks in Albania along with carbonated beverages. Some of these are produced locally and some are imported from abroad.
- Carbonated and mineral waters
- Milk
- Various fruit juices and soft drinks
- Albanian buttermilk
- Boza
[edit] Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic beverages are vastly consumed in Albania. Most of these are produced locally, and even by private citizens.
- Beer (see Birra Tirana for a local brand)
- Brandy - the Albanian brandy Skanderbeg is renowned in Europe
- Raki
- Red and white wines
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Albanian Cuisine (Website in English)
- Kuzhina Shqiptare
- Eating the Albanian way
- Pacara Boza, Original Albanian Boza
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| Foods | Bread · Pasta · Cheese · Rice · Sauces · Soups · Desserts · Herbs and spices - Other ingredients |
| Preparation techniques and cooking items | Techniques · Utensils · Weights and measures |
| See also | Kitchens · Meals · Wikibooks: Cookbook |
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