Planning Albanian Meals
With many days to celebrate in the calendar - the Albanian Independence Day, Christmas Day and New Years Day amongst the most popular ones to name it's great to have a big Albanian meal to share with family and friends.
With my Albanian family visiting this New Years Day we are having a repeat of our Albanian meals planned back from the Albanian Independence Day that we recognised in November.
Celebrate this New Years Day with my recommendation and be sure to have a great feast! Remember that you can add Meze, sides and extra servings too.
My Albanian meal plans represent Albania’s values, culture, history and cuisine
The Meat:
Meat, Peppers & Tomatoes | Mish Shqiptar
Albanian meat dishes are really popular and Albania’s food has always been based very heavily on lamb, beef, rabbit and veal.
The Pie:
Yogurt Pie | Byrek me Kos
Going as far back as the Ottoman Era Byrek, Pite and Lakror are still made today with traditional homemade filo pastry.
The Salad:
Green Pepper Salad | Sallatë me Speca të Gjelbër
One of the most common vegetables grown in Albania are peppers (Speca).
The Bread:
Bukë
Albanian Bread is served with every meal, traditionally Bukë Misri (Corn bread) is served instead or at least alongside wheat bread.
The Pudding:
Three Milk Cake | Trilece
Albania is known for it’s sugar soaked desserts, the traditional recipe for the Albanian Trilece pudding goes back to the Ottaman era.
