Gjirokastra: qyteti i gurtë! ♥️
Stone city: beautiful, proud and so hospitable ♥️ #Gjirokastra
Ash-roasted potatoes, just like old times.
You’ll need a charcoal grill and potatoes. Served with fresh rosemary garlic butter, salt + pepper. If you’d like to eat the skins, wrap the potatoes in aluminum foil. Ju beftë mirë!
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🇦🇱/🇽🇰 Patate te pjekura ne prush si dikur.
Ju duhet zjarr ose një zgare me qymyr druri dhe patatet. Ketu i kemi sherbyer me gjalpe me hudher e rozmarine te fresket, kripe e piper. Nese preferoni te hani patatet bashke me lekure, mbeshtillini ne leter alumini. Ju bëftë mirë!
🇬🇧 Who’s hungry? Beans, pickles, spring onions + green garlic, homemade bread + wine.
🇦🇱 Kush ka uri? Fasule/ groshë, turshi, qepë + hudhra të njoma, bukë shtëpie dhe verë.
#albania #albanianfood
🇬🇧 Flia aka Flija is a traditional dish of Northern Albania and Kosovo. Multi layered dough and cooked with a saç (thin metallic lid) on high temp on fire gives it a light smokey flavour. In my family, Flia has always been made with a caramelized walnut butter sauce in between layers which makes it ten times better. Ingredients are simple: flour, water and salt but it’s the distinctive technique that makes it special and taught from generation to generation making it local heritage. Flia means sacrifice and takes several hours of cooking, making it hard to find in most areas and is usually served with yogurt.
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🇦🇱/ 🇽🇰 Flia ose Flija, ushqimi tradicional i Shqiperise se Veriut dhe Kosoves, disa shtresa brumi te pjekura me saç qe i jep shijen e vecante. Ne familjen time, flia prej vitesh gatuhet me arra te karamelizuara midis shtresave qe i jep nje shije edhe me te veçante. Brumi i flisë behet me miell, uje dhe kripe, perberes tej te thjeshte por eshte menyra e pjekjes qe e ben te vecante, duhen disa ore per ta pergatitur dhe hapesire per saçin qe tani e ben te veshtire gjetjen e kesaj pjate autoktone te trasheguar brez pas brezi. Flia ka kuptimin sakrificë dhe sherbehet me kos.
Don’t you love Sicilian breakfasts? Brioche bun with ice cream and a pistacchio sauce @momento_tirana simply mouthwatering.
Albanian national “hotdog”: Bukë me qofte. It’s simple: bread, meatball, salt and optional raw onion. @te_metkodra has been doing it for years and trust us, the qofte is worth the wait.
Carb up healthy(ish) for the weekend: Pllaqi beans at one of our favorite grills @restaurantgjakova
Summer is officially over but our ice cream cravings prevail strong. The gorgeous @gal_ben_zeev enjoying some artisanal ice cream from the one and only and the most delicious @lanocciolatirana. Meant for guilt-free indulgence as the ingredients are fresh, the sugar merely there and they are always working on fun and exciting flavors, always seasonal. Make sure to not miss this sweet spot on your Tirana trip.
Petë misri dhe thekre me hithra, rradhiqe + bime te egra // Traditional cornmeal and rye pita with nettles + wild greens
Happy #nationalcoffeeday!
Overindulge in our walking food and wine tours to sample the genuine Albanian food scene through his
