Gjirokaster, Albania Has The Best Food & The Prices Will Surprise You

lamb

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and often less expensive than lamb.

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Cottage cheese offers a lower fat option while ricotta is often more affordable.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier but can be pricier; vegetable oil is more budget-friendly.

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt is thicker and healthier, while sour cream is a cheaper alternative.

Visit the coffee shop Teco and order vegan pistachio cookie and vegan carrot cake.

Taste the carrot cake and note it is not overly sweet and has a natural sweetener.

Enjoy the vegan cookie which is crumbly with pistachio cream.

Arrive at a winery called Barrels surrounded by fruit trees and vineyards.

Order traditional Albanian appetizers including burk, stuffed grape leaves, stuffed peppers, rice bowls, stuffed tomato, and flat bread with cheese.

Taste the vegetable fritter and describe the flavors of carrots and dill.

Try the rice bowl, noting its sweetness and texture, and mention the cheese mixed in.

Taste the eggplant filled with herbs and cheese, comparing it to an empanada.

Describe the meatballs (kofa) made with beef, tomato sauce, black pepper, cinnamon, and fresh eggs, noting their creamy texture.

Taste the meatballs and describe the flavor burst reminiscent of well-cooked meat.

Observe the traditional cooking method of lamb, which is slowly cooked for 4 hours, and note the juices and tenderness.

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