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The cuisine of Albania, as with most Mediterranean and Balkan nations, is strongly influenced by its long history. The food of Albania has been influenced by the cuisines of Ottoman Turks, or conversely.
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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Albanian dishes
Appetizers
- Chicken livers
- Eggplant appetizers
- Dolma (Stuffed grape leaves with rice)
- Pickled cabbage
Salads
- Albanian potato salad
- Albanian tossed salad
- Bean salad
- Cabbage salad
- Tomato and pepper salad
Soups
- Bean Jahni soup
- Potato and cabbage soup
- Soup with lemon
- Tarator
Fish
- Oven-baked trout with onions and tomatoes
- Baked fish with olive oil and garlic
Meat
- Tavë kosi, baked lamb and yogurt dish
- Elli's veal or chicken with walnuts
- Fërgesë of Tirana with Veal
- Fried meatballs or, Qofte të fërguara.
- Kolloface Korçe
- Veal with very large lima beans
Vegetables
- Dolma-a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
- Baked leeks
- Fërgesë of Tirana with peppers
- Peppers stuffed with rice, meat and vegetables
- Stuffed aubergines with cheese
Albanian pies
Byrek (Albanian vegetable pie, it can also have feta cheese,cabbage or meat.)
Desserts
The desserts most common in Albania are made throughout the Balkans.
- Halvë
- Hasude
- Llokume or Llukumë in Albanian
- Kadaif
- Muhalebi
- Rovanië
- Tambëloriz/Sultjash
- Panespanjë
- Qumështor
- Bakllava
- Sheqerpare
- Kek
- Shëndetlie (me mjaltë)
- Gurabie
- Krem karamele
Soft drinks
Mineral water is one of 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
See also
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External links
- Albanian Cuisine (Website in English)
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