Albanian Traditional Food

Preparing traditional food in a Kosovarian village

KOSOVO | Thursday, 4 July 2013 | Views [1192] | View Larger Image

PHOTO-III: This photo shows the final product. This flija is made for four persons. The whole process takes more than 3 hours, but it depends in how many persons it will be prepared for and some other factors. Filled baking pan stands for a while over the fire sparks for a further baking. And finally, flija is ready to be served. Bon appetit!

PHOTO-II:
The fire heats the concave metal-plate (domestically called “saç”) that is specially made for baking traditional food called “flija” and other foods. After some minutes, the “saç” should be placed over the baking pan to bake the first layer of porridge. After the first layer of flija is baked, saç should again be placed on the fireplace to be reheated again in order to bake the second layer of flija. Flija has many layers, so every single layer of it is slowly baked. The porridge is prepared by mixing flour with water, salt and organic oils (preferably from sheep or buffaloes).

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Albanian Traditional Food

Preparing traditional food in a Kosovarian village

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