Albanian Food: 10 Must-Try meals in Albania

prior to our 10 day road trip with the wild nation of Albania, we didn’t know much about the history, we were a bit not sure of the culture as well as customs, as well as we a lot of definitely were uninformed of exactly how tasty Albanian food is!

The UNESCO town of Berat is house to a few of the very best food we’ve ever eaten. Overalt.

We may have only dined at one restaurant in town (Mangalemi Restaurant), however that’s since the food was authentic Albanian, the home-cooked meals were delicious, as well as the costs were a lot more than fair.

Fantastic Albanian food can be discovered all around the country, however the dishes that stood out for us the most were discovered in Berat.

From inland Berat, we likewise made our method to the coastline where we discovered some a lot more scrumptious Albanian food, with an Italian flare.

While Albanian food isn’t understood as being the most prominent or the very best in the world like some other widely known cuisines (Chinese, Mexican, Italian, etc.), it’s absolutely unique, flavourful as well as delicious! 

Check out these 10 mouth-watering dishes from our travels in Albania.

Table of Contents
1. Freshly caught Shrimp
2. Fëgesë
3. Tavë Kosi
4. Perime Në Scarë
5. Fileto Pule Me Panna Dhe Kerpudha
6. chocolate Delight!
7. Speca me Glizë
8. Byrek Mangalemi
9. Pizza
10. Shëndetli
Enjoy all of the tasty food in Albania!

1. Freshly caught Shrimp

Being found ideal on the Ionian Sea, it comes as no surprise that fresh seafood is prominent with tourists as well as locals in Saranda. 

The fishermen offer their catch early in the morning ideal along the pedestrian promenade, so if you want to take a peek at the fish on offer, head there around 9:00 as well as inspect it out. dining seaside while feasting on freshly caught shrimp is a must.

Cost: 1500 ALL ($12) for 15 shrimp

2. Fëgesë

This basic meal ended up being one of our go-to meals for lunch.

Green as well as red peppers, together with skinned tomatoes as well as onions are cooked down with cottage cheese as well as spices. The end product is a thick dip, which when gone along with with some bread is really rather filling.

Cost: 300 ALL ($2.40)

3. Tavë Kosi

Albanian food is understood for featuring lamb as well as veal, as well as the tavë kosi is one of the most cherished dishes in the country.

Lamb is baked in an earthenware meal with eggs as well as yogurt. The end result is a quiche-like dish, with tender meat and a light, creamy egg topping.

Cost: 500 ALL ($4.00)

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4. Perime Në Scarë

Grilled vegetables are a prominent appetizer or accompaniment not only in Albanian food, however all of the eastern Balkans.

Typically, eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, onions as well as peppers are the vegetables of choice, as well as oftentimes cheese will be crumbled on top.

Cost: 300-400 ALL ($2.40 – $3.20)

5. Fileto Pule Me Panna Dhe Kerpudha

Translated, this is grilled poultry breast with a cream sauce as well as fresh mushrooms. considering that lamb as well as veal are the most prominent meats in Albania, it’s a welcomed change to see poultry on the menu!

Cost: 650 ALL ($5.25)

6. chocolate Delight!

The cafe culture, total with “dolces” (sweets or desserts in Italian) are prominent in Albania.

People sit in cafes while puffing on cigarettes, drinking espresso, as well as eating these tasty desserts. this was generally all chocolate with a bit of cake inside. It was very rich as well as extremely delicious.

Cost: 150 ALL ($1.20)

7. Speca me Glizë

Yellow, orange, or red peppers are stuffed with rice, cottage cheese as well as spices, before being baked in the oven. This was one of our much-loved Albanian foods, as it was bursting with flavour, as well as was a healthy choice.

Cost: 250 ALL ($2.00)

8. Byrek Mangalemi

A special of Mangalemi Restaurant, this is a tasty savoury pie. Topping a thiN Crust er en fluffy blanding af græskar, kartoffel, cottage cheese samt et antydning af citron. Guddommelig!

Omkostninger: 250 Alle ($ 2,00)

9. Pizza

På grund af den store italienske indflydelse i Albanien er der masser af italienske fødevarer på menuerne – pizza, pasta, risotto samt mere.

Selvom der ikke er noget snarere som at have pizza i Italien, er de træfyrede pizzaer i Albanien virkelig virkelig godt klaret så godt som kan opdages overalt i landet.

Vi havde et par, mens vi opholdt sig langs det joniske hav.

Omkostninger: 550 Alle ($ 4,45) for en stor pepperoni -pizza

10. Shëndetli

Denne honningmøtrikkage er en normal albansk dessert såvel som ligeledes er en ekstremt fremtrædende.

Det er lavet med alle de normale kage -mistænkte – bagepulver, mel, sukker, æg – det, der adskiller det, er tilsætning af honning såvel som valnødder.

Når kagen er klar, hældes en varm sirup lavet med vanilje, sukker, vand såvel som nelliker over kagen såvel som delegeret blødgøring natten over. Denne dessert er velsmagende så godt som er heller ikke så vidunderlig.

Omkostninger: 150 alle ($ 1,20)

Nyd al den velsmagende mad i Albanien!

Nogle gange, når vi rejser, har vi en tendens til at blive lidt slidt ud af at have det samme køkken dag efter dag. Imidlertid havde albansk mad tilstrækkelig til en rækkevidde til at tilfredsstille alle vores madtrang, mens de rejste rundt i landet.

Vi kunne godt lide sandheden, at stort set uanset hvad vi købte fra menuen, ville ikke kun være lækker, uanset hvor lave omkostninger også er. Lad os forstå, hvilke velsmagende albanske retter du vil tilføje til denne liste!

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