ALBANIAN FOOD TOUR in Korçë | Albania 2021
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- čas přidán 2. 09. 2021
- Korçë.. Korçë.. Korçë.. WHAT A PLACE!
We did an Albanian food tour here in beautiful Korca, Albania.
Albania has THE BEST FOOD...
There is an incredible array of restaurants and dishes to choose from here in this city. The places we went to are listed below!!
1. Birra Korca : Address: Bulevardi Fan Noli, Korçë
2. Shija e Saçit : Address: Rrugica Jovan Spiro Kosturi 5, Korçë
3. Birrari Panda : Address: JQ6Q+P3M, Korçë
Traditional Food of Albania
The dishes of Albania have most of their roots with the ancient Ottoman Empire. The combination of super fertile land, proximity to the sea, and blurred cultural lines with their neighbours have culminated in a modern cuisine that is both diverse and simple. Modern day influences include Greece, Italy, and Turkey.
Meat and vegetables are the staples, along with stews, pickled cabbage, feta cheese, breads, rice, and smoked meat. The most popular veg grown are eggplants, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives (which accompany most meals), and legumes. Very Mediterranean indeed! Vegetarians be wary. There are a lot of salads in your future - luckily, there’s plenty of fresh produce to enjoy.
Regional Differences
When talking about food, travellers can divide the country into three regions. In the north, the staple is ground corn. Not only is it used for most breads, it’s also versatile enough to make both sweet and salty dishes. The climate is good there which means there is a variety of fresh vegetables and fruit. You’ll see mostly potatoes, carrots, cabbage, kidney beans, onions, garlic, and walnuts. Traditional dishes in the north include meat and vegetable casseroles, pasta, chicken, rice, sujuk (similar to salami), and petula (fried dough made sweet or savoury).
Central Albania has the kind of soil that can grow just about anything. Poultry features heavily in dishes here - duck, goose, chicken, and turkey are all raised here. Fishermen catch flounder, perch, gray mullet, and sole in the Adriatic Sea. You’ll find egg, spinach, or cabbage cakes, nettle cakes, liver, and curd. Tav elbasani is a highlight you don’t want to miss. It’s made by baking meat into yogurt.
Most of the cattle are raised in the southern region of Albania, which means that dairy products often take centre stage in dishes. It’s well known for fantastic hard and soft cheeses, as well as kefir so thick that you could cut it with a knife. The climate is warmer here and so you’ll find citrus and olive growth throughout the area.
Other regions worth mentioning are the Berat region where you’ll find the Balkans largest fig plantations. The fig jam and dried figs always make popular presents. Myzeqe produces turkey and Albanians say the turkey and mash (a kind of stew) is the best here. All along the Albanian Riviera you’ll find fantastic seafood options year round. Whatever you’re in the mood for, you can be certain it was caught fresh that morning.
It’s worth mentioning that most of Albania is very mountainous - about 70% in fact. The villages located in the higher elevations make use of animal organs. In many places, intestines and the head are considered delicacies.
We love Korce so much that we have booked an apartment here for the MONTH! So expect a lot more content from Albania!
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Thanks for watching!
Naomi & Luke
Thank you for visiting our city, and for the kind words.
You chose the right city to stay longer. I'm from Tirana but i used to go there on the weekends just for the atmosphere and the good food. And the beer of course 🍺🍺🍺🍺. The old bazaar is very fascinating and the people of Korca are very welcoming. Hope you enjoy it guys.
Yessss! We are very happy with the decision, Korca has the perfect climate, food, people and things to do!
Luke & Naomi
Lakror with tomatos and onions one of my favorites. My favorite, lakror with cheese, yogurt, milk, eggs little chunks of parsley and butter. One thing you guys must understand is that the ingredients are not the same as the ones when I was growing up. Back then they were heavenly. But, glad you're getting a taste of true Albanian cuisine.
Thank you so much! Yesss Lakror is just amazing in every way!
Luke & Naomi
Enjoy your stay in Korca, Albania. Thank you for your kind words.
Thank you so much! We LOVE Korca!
- Luke & Naomi
wow Korca
9:36 happy times 😹
Thanks guys....it is my city
What a lovely couple, full of life and positive vibe, if I were there I'd treat you to a variety of traditional dishes and loads of drinks 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺.
Thanks so much! This means the world to us! ♥️
Luke & Naomi 🍻🍺
I live in Athens forever
You guys are hilarious! We watched this just prior to going out for dinner, now we’re starving!!! See you soon!
Thanks so much :D
We hope you had a great dinner! Looking forward to meeting up!
- Luke & Naomi
I went to the Traditional Byrek place that you went to. It’s called Lakror N në Saç in the Old Bazar. I ordered the tomato and onion Byrek. It was so very delicious. The people working there are so pleasant and helpful. I would come back again for the spinach pie. It’s winter now and the seating area upstairs is traditional and gives a family style atmosphere. Love it. Thanks for the information you provided in the video.
You are very welcome!! Korca is such a beautiful hidden gem of the Balkans! Enjoy every second :)
My origins are from Gjirokastra but Korça is champion for lakror and gliko
Amazing :)
Luke & Naomi
Love these videos, so good ❤️🎉
It is amazing... I was in Albanien and what makes me surpised is that every Restaurant cooks very delicious food... the price is very cheap and every restaurant I visited is very clean.. it was a very nice travel there,..
Ottimo servizio ragazzi .Vivo in Italia ma le mie origini sono di Korce . Se volete provare qualcosa di spettacolare vi consiglio di fare visita in un qualsiasi famiglia nelle campagne attorno alla città . Insieme con il Raki ( servito ai uomini ) e Liker( servito alle donne ) accompagnate rigorosamente con la Bakllava con noci , mandorle e miele , le Llokume , e il Gliko . The taste si so gorgeous ! Il bakllava viene preparato e steso nei balconi delle case essiccandosi con i raggi del sole . Si usano all’incirca mille fogli . A volte la mia mamma e le mie zie ci mettevano fino a tre giorni per prepararlo .
Grazie comunque . Ho provato un forte brivido di piacere nel vedere il vostro video . Un abbraccio a tutti e due !
You guys look very happy and relaxed. Nice video .
Thank you so much for your support & comment :)
Glad you enjoyed our video!!
Luke & Naomi
NAIC VIDEO
Albania ❤
one of my favorites is kos me mjalte dhe arra (yogurt with honey and nuts) in voskopoje. and while you're there, try their lakror me dy pete.
We will certainly try them all in Voskopoje :)
Luke & Naomi
Luke, your smile after the cheesy bite made me chuckle, I will be there in 10 days so will give it a try. Greetings from Lismore
Amazing! you will love it here :)
Thanks for subscribing!
Luke & Naomi
Great video guy's.....and by the way...right choice to stay in korça....... one of the super city with the best clima on the planet
Believe me you not disappoint ...i am from girokaster but what can i say..!! Is a fact...🍺🍺 cheers and keep up.
Thank you!!! 🍺 cheers
Luke & Naomi
Lakror = Lakrori; The "i" is used to denote the name, just like English does with "the". For example "a pie" vs "the pie". The same with "a" for example you might have seen the different ways of writing city names: Tirane/Tirana; Vlore/Vlora; Korce/Korca etc.
By the way LAKEROR means "made with cabbage/greens". LAKER means CABBAGE.
Incredible!
Thank you for this information :)
Luke & Naomi
hi guys enyoy in albania i was there before 2 weeks but i didnt meet you .i eat trileqe cake in bakery in vlora that you eat.big greatings from slovenia
Wow amazing!!
We hope you enjoyed your trip :)
Luke & Naomi
The first comment😎
WOOOO CONGRATS!! 🎉
Luke & Naomi
now I am hungry and I need a ale
Hi guys 😊 which drone model you recommend suitable for low-level filming over sea surface?
Bravvissimi
Thank you!
Luke & Naomi
Watching your food videos always makes me hungry 😀
Also, Naomi, I really like your sunglasses. What kind are they? If you don’t mind me asking. Thanks!
Thank you ❤️❤️
The sunglasses are from Primark!
@@TwoMadExplorers thank you! Shucks, there are no Primark stores in my state and the other states are too far away. No online shopping yet, maybe someday 🙂
wel i live in korce
On the road to 1000 subscribers! Love it. THis is where we are starting at. You never know what can happen right? Currently as of Feb 5 2024 you have 122,000 subs
Ohh wow this brings back memories 😆 we were so bad at making videos lol
@@TwoMadExplorers it's evolved nicely. No joke, watched you from the very beginning and it's inspired us to do the same.
@@JayandSarah thank you so much guys. That means a lot for us, we have worked a lot over the last 2 years now and luckily it’s our job now. Crazy to say that 😂
@@TwoMadExplorers you have worked hard, we've seen it. Way to go!
@@JayandSarah we wish you guys success with everything you do. I’m sure we will cross paths soon too!
Looks great. you had good time. I was born in beatiful Korce. Where are you from guys?
It was amazing!
We are from Germany & Ireland
Thenky gains for vidio may siti its byudifyl
Hi. I want to ask u.. from Tirana which besch is best to go to. By bus. Which not too far away. Can u recommend places for us to go
Kruja is the best and very close to Tirana
@@TwoMadExplorers how did u get there. Are the buses ok and safe there. Will we need to get the public buses to go places whilst there. Someone said they went to get on a bus there and the tyres had no tread on them. Are they all that way.
@@TwoMadExplorers it don't show on the map that kruja is near any water.
Hungry now
Seid ihr deutsche?...und ich Versuch euch auf Englisch zu schreiben 😂...freut mich wenn deutsche mein Heimatland besuchen...hoffe ihr hattet einen schönen Urlaub... Grüße von nem bayrischen Albaner 🇩🇪🇦🇱
Naomi ist gebürtige Düsseldorferin, Luke kommt aus Dublin (Irland).
Also ja und nein haha
Wir lieben dein Heimatland und bleiben noch eine Weile hier bevor wir weiterreisen 😍😍
Grüße zurück nach Bayern ♥️
- Luke & Naomi
Albanian bar food.Careful in Panda you might have to run to the bathroom. Boboshitcë is a small town just outside of Korçë that has several good restaurants for lamb. A day trip to lake Prespa, and Pogrodec on lake Ohrid would be fun for you guys. There is a little promenade at night in Pogrodec like in Korçë. Bring a lite jacket it starts to get cool at night not like the coast
Great advice!
We will certainly try all of your recommendations out :)
Luke & Naomi
@@TwoMadExplorers There is also an old church up from beer Korçë. They say it's older then the churches in Macedonia. No tourist there not a big deal in Albania Cost $ 0
Good luck gains
Thanks so much!
- Luke & Naomi
5:05- Pretty sure it's village meat!😉😂
Oh my god you guys make suffer 🤤
Do you know that "Nalu" means "Stop" 😝
Sie sind in die besten Stadt der Welt! Korça Stadt machen die besten Gerichte der die sie gegessen haben überhaupt. Fragen sie, wo ist der Restaurant mit den traditional Gerichte aus Korça? Gici i vogel ist Ferkel Fleisch.
Vielen Dank für die Empfehlung! Wir werden Gici i vogel auf jeden Fall ausprobieren 😍
Liebe Grüße von Luke & Naomi
@@TwoMadExplorers Luke & Naomi! Sie sind ein sehr süßes Paar und machen sehr schöne Videos. Es ist so schön euch beiden zu sehen. Vielleicht bleiben sie für immer in Albanien.
probieren sie mal Reissuppe mit Kalbfleisch, meine Empfehlung! Viel Spaß!
@@aleksrushiti7009 oh das hatten wir schon mal! So lecker 😍😍 ja vielleicht bleiben wir hier, vorstellen können wir es uns auf jeden Fall!
Vielen Dank für ihre Unterstützung!
@@TwoMadExplorers Ich warte auf das Video aus Vlora Stadt und Saranda. Dort gibt es Fisch in viele Variationen. Gute Reise!
😂😂..she picks the other beer because the feminist cant be the same as a lowlife man😂😂