Albania
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Byrek
Albania's flaky constant: hand-stretched filo layered or spiralled with gjizë cheese, spinach, or meat — bought by the slice at byrektore on every street. Ingredients: flour, water, salt, oil (dough stretched to transpar…
Tavë Kosi
Albania's national dish: lamb baked in a tangy yogurt-and-egg custard until set and golden — tavë means the clay pan it cooks in. Ingredients: lamb shoulder, yogurt, eggs, rice flour or flour, butter, garlic, oregano, sa…
Fërgesë
Tirana's baked skillet: peppers, tomatoes and cottage cheese (or liver, in the hearty version) baked in an earthenware tavë until bubbling and bronzed. Ingredients: sweet peppers (green and red), tomatoes, onions, gjizë…
Trileçe
Albania's favourite adopted cake: a feather-light sponge soaked in three milks and crowned with caramel — the Balkan tres leches that Albanians made their own. Ingredients: eggs, sugar, flour (sponge); soak: evaporated m…
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