Albanian Bread Stuffed with Cheese or Pogaça me Djathë is a fluffy Albanian soft bread, similar in style and texture to pizza or focaccia bread stuffed with cheese. Every country or region, has its own version of pogaça, with different flavor and texture. The ingredients for this delicious bread are flour ( white or wheat), yeast, oil, eggs and milk. Many ingredients can be added to the dough, or even sprinkled on top, before baking the dough.
Albanian Bread Stuffed with Cheese (Pogaça me Djathë)
One-Pan Tomatoes, Peppers and Eggs (Fërgesë)
One-pan tomatoes, peppers and eggs or fërgesë is a traditional Albanian dish. It is a one-pan meal which is made with four ingredients: green peppers, ripe tomatoes, eggs and feta cheese. Cured meats could be added on this dish depending on region and the season when it’s made. The word fërgesë in Albanian means to sauté or fry. Tomato based stews were common throughout the former Ottoman Empire and Middle East with some variations. Some are meatless such as this recipe. Similar to this is Shakshouka in Middle East or Turkish Menemen.
Albanian Spinach Pie (Byrek Me Spinaq)
Albanian spinach pie is a savory dish made with flaky baked phyllo dough layers filled with spinach, feta cheese, eggs and herbs for flavor. Byrek is traditionally made with several phyllo dough sheets that have been thinly rolled out by hand. It can also be made with ready made pre-rolled phyllo pastry sheets.
Orange and Olive Salad
This salad is refreshing and delicious with very eye-catching colors.
Tomato Cucumber and Roasted Pepper Salad (Mediterranean Salad)
Tomato Cucumber and Roasted Pepper Salad (Mediterranean Salad)
Spaghetti Casserole with Cheese (Pastiço me djathe)
Spaghetti Casserole with Cheese (Pastiço me djathe)