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Albanian cuisine

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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.

Albanian dishes

Appetizers

Salads

  • Albanian potato salad
  • Albanian Tossed Salad
  • Bean Salad
  • Cabbage Salad
  • Tomato and Pepper Salad

Soups

Fish

Trout with onions and tomatoes in oven; Baked fish with olive oil and garlic;

Meat

Vegetables

  • Baked leeks
  • Fërgesë of Tirana with peppers
  • Peppers stuffed with rice, meat and vegetables
  • Stuffed aubergines with cheese

Albanian Pies

  • Byrek (Albanian vegetable pie)

Desserts

The desserts most common in Albania are made throughout the Balkans.

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.

Alcoholic beverages

Alcoholic beverages are vastly consumed in Albania. Most of these are produced locally, and even by private citizens.

See also

Wikibooks Cookbook has a recipe/module on
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