Mirë se erdhëtTraditional recipes
A taste of home
The dishes our nanas made, written down so you can cook them anywhere, each with videos from Albanian cooks. Quantities are a starting point. Every family does it a little differently.
Flija
Layered crêpe pie · 4–5 h
Byrek
Filo pie · 1.5 h
Tavë kosi
Baked lamb with yogurt · 2 h
Pite
Hand-rolled pie · 2 h
Qebapa
Grilled minced-meat fingers · 30 min + overnight
Fërgesë
Peppers, tomatoes and cheese · 45 min
Bakllava
Walnut filo in syrup · 2 h + resting
Sarma
Stuffed cabbage leaves · 2 h
Speca me gjizë
Peppers stuffed with curd cheese · 50 min
Fli e shpejtë
Quick skillet fli · 1 h
Qofte
Meatballs (fried or grilled) · 40 min
Japrak
Stuffed vine leaves · 2 h
Pastiçe
Baked pasta with meat and béchamel · 1.5 h
Tavë dheu
Clay-pot liver and cheese · 1 h
Trileçe
Three-milk cake · 1.5 h + chilling
Kadaif
Shredded pastry with walnuts and syrup · 1.5 h + resting
Tullumba
Fried dough in syrup · 1 h
Ballokume
Elbasan butter cookies · 45 min
Lakror
Korçë-style pie · 2 h
Përshesh
Bread and broth with chicken · 2 h
Mantia
Little meat parcels · 1.5 h
Revani
Semolina cake in syrup · 1 h + resting
Tarator
Cold yogurt and cucumber · 15 min
Jani me fasule
White bean stew · 2 h (+ overnight soak)
Qifqi
Gjirokastër rice balls · 1 h
Sheqerpare
Semolina cookies in syrup · 1 h 15 min