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Cuisine of Albania
Albanian cuisine
consists of local dishes from around the country of
Albania
. Many of these dishes are typical of the
Balkans
and indeed the
Mediterranean
, but some are local specialties. 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
,
olives
,
olive oil
,
vinegar
and
salt
.
Table of contents
1 Albanian dishes
2 Deserts
3 Soft drinks
4 Alcoholic beverages
5 See also
Albanian dishes
Albanian vegetable pie
Baked lamb and yogurt
Baked leeks
Bean Jahni soup
Elli's veal or chicken with walnuts
F�rges� of Tirana with peppers
F�rges� of Tirana with veal
Fried meatballs
Garlic dressings
Mixed vegetables
Potato and cabbage soup
Stewed dry figs dessert
Veal with large lima beans
Deserts
The deserts most common in Albania are made throughout the Balkans and are probably of
Turkish
or
Arabic
origin. Some of these include:
Bakllava
Hallva
Hasude
Llokume
Kadaif
Mualebi
Revani
Sultjazh
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
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 renown in
Europe
Raki
Red and white wines
See also
Culture of Albania
List of recipes