Albanian Cuisine - Appetizers

Appetizers

  • Bread (Bukë) or Corn Bread (Bukë misri) are ever present on the Albanian table. Hence the expression for "Going to eat a meal" (Albanian:për të ngrënë bukë) can be literally translated as Going to eat bread.
  • Chicken livers
  • Eggplant appetizers
  • Dolma (Stuffed pepper with rice and meat)
  • Pickled cabbage (Turshi lakre)
  • Fried sardines with lemon (Sarraga me Limon)
  • Albanian-style meze platters that include prosciutto ham, salami and brined cheese, accompanied with roasted bell peppers (capsicum) and/or green olives marinated in olive oil with garlic, and hummus.
  • Papare: bread leftovers cooked with water, egg, and Gjize (a special type of Ricotta)

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