Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Albanian cuisine consists of local dishes from around the country of Albania. Many of these dishes are typical of the Balkans and indeed the Mediterranean, but some are local specialties. The main meal of the Albanians is lunch and it is usually accompanied by a salad of fresh vegetables, such as tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, olives, olive oil, vinegar and salt. Table of contents 1 Albanian dishes 2 Deserts 3 Soft drinks 4 Alcoholic beverages 5 See also Albanian dishes Albanian vegetable pie Baked lamb and yogurt Baked leeks Bean Jahni soup Elli's veal or chicken with walnuts Fėrgesė of Tirana with peppers Fėrgesė of Tirana with veal Fried meatballs Garlic dressings Mixed vegetables Potato and cabbage soup Stewed dry figs dessert Veal with large lima beans Deserts The deserts most common in Albania are made throughout the Balkans and are probably of Turkish or Arabic origin. Some of these include: Bakllava Hallva Hasude Llokume Kadaif Mualebi Revani Sultjazh Soft drinks Mineral water is among the most preferred non-alcoholic drinks in Albania along with carbonated beverages. Some of these are produced locally and some are imported from abroad. Carbonated and mineral waters Milk Various fruit juices and soft drinks Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages are vastly consumed in Albania. Most of these are produced locally, and even by private citizens. Beer (see Birra Tirana for a local brand) Brandy - the Albanian brandy Skanderbeg is renown in Europe Raki Red and white wines See also Culture of Albania List of recipes This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.