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Food of Kosovo

20 classic dishes from Kosovo, each with a recipe to find and a video showing how it’s made.

20 dishes

  1. 1

    Flija

    Layered pancake batter cooked slowly under a hot lid.

  2. 2

    Pite

    Filo pie filled with cheese, spinach, pumpkin or meat.

  3. 3

    Tavë kosi

    Lamb and rice baked under a yoghurt custard.

  4. 4

    Qebapa

    Grilled minced meat fingers with flatbread and onion.

  5. 5

    Sarma

    Cabbage or vine leaves rolled around rice and mince.

  6. 6

    Fli me kajmak

    Flija served with thick clotted cream.

  7. 7

    Speca të mbushur

    Peppers stuffed with rice and meat.

  8. 8

    Japrak

    Vine leaves stuffed and simmered in a sour broth.

  9. 9

    Grosh

    Bean stew with paprika and smoked meat.

  10. 10

    Suxhuk

    Spiced dry beef sausage sliced thin.

  11. 11

    Pasul

    Slow-cooked white bean soup with pepper and onion.

  12. 12

    Byrek me mish

    Meat pie in flaky handmade pastry.

  13. 13

    Turli

    Mixed vegetables baked with lamb in a clay dish.

  14. 14

    Qofte

    Grilled or fried herbed meat patties.

  15. 15

    Kaçamak

    Cornmeal porridge served with cream and cheese.

  16. 16

    Petulla

    Fried dough eaten with honey, jam or cheese.

  17. 17

    Tave dheu

    Liver and offal baked with tomato and cheese.

  18. 18

    Sheqerpare

    Soft syrup-soaked semolina cookies.

  19. 19

    Bakllasarëm

    Layered savoury pie with butter and cheese.

  20. 20

    Trileçe

    Three-milk soaked sponge under caramel.

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