User:Heroidshehu/Kosovo cuisine

Cuisine in Kosovo (Albanian: Kuzhina Kosovare) (Serbian: Kosovo Kuhinja) is basically the same with the Albanian Cuisine, and has a great influence of the Turkish Cuisine, as well as the Balkan. Bread is one of the most important parts of the Kosovar Cuisine, also dairy products are widely used. Pastries are on top of the food pyramid, since they are not that used. There is at least one meat dish a day, for lunch. Also beans, rice, peppers are part of the Kosovan diet. Due to the climate in Kosovo, seasonal vegetables, are used in summer mostly, and they are pickled in winter, usually Cucumbers, Tomatoes and Cabbage are pickled. Dishes such as Burjan, Beans, Pite are some of the most popular main dishes. Many Cities have their characteristic Foods. The most used herbs are, Salt, black pepper, red pepper and Vegeta. Meat (lamb, cow and chicken) are heavily used in most dishes.

Breakfast
Breakfast in Kosovo, is usually really simple, consisting of Bread and Cheese, Ajvar or scrambled eggs, with milk. French Toast is also eaten by people in Kosovo, and it is a good solution since its easy to make.

Homemade food
Homemade food is still preferred by Kosovar people. Although the new western influence pushes dhe new generation to eat Out, Kosovar people usually prefer to eat at home. Typical Kosovar meals are, pilaf, pite, Paça, Pasul (beans) with suxhuk (dried meat) and sarma.

Key ingredients
The key ingredient in most pastries is Sherbet which is used as a topping, Sherbet consists of Water boiled with Sugar. Other ingredients used in most meat dishes are, peppers, tomatoes, garlic, onion, red pepper, black pepper, and salt.

Oils and fats
Butter and Sunflower oil are mostly used in Kosovan dishes.

Meats
Cow, Lamb, Poultry and Fish are widely used in dishes all over Kosovo.

Dairy products
Dairy products play a big role on the Kosovan Diet, Shari Cheese, Cottage Cheese, Milk, Goat Milk, Goat Cheese, are widely used and part of the Kosovo daily diet.

Soups
Paça, Çorba, Qervish

Bread
The Somun is one of the most sold breads, which is used for breakfast, in some cities, you can find Somun baked with Eggs and Suxhuk on top. Also Corn Bread is very popular in Kosovo, its called leqenik, usually it is filled with spinach, or cheese, but it is eaten without any filling as well.

Drinks
Some popular drinks in Kosovo are, Bozë which is a malt drink, made from maize and wheat, Grape Rakija is the most widespread varity of Rakija in Kosovo,Kompot is served during the start of Autumn, when the seasonal fruits such as Apples, Quince are ripe, Kompot is made from Boiled Fruits with Sugar.

Pastries
Baklava is also one of the most used pastries in Kosovo, as it is widely spread in the region. Kajmaçin is another pastry used in Kosovo, which is composed of baked eggs, mixed with sugar, and oil. Sheqer Pare, is a pastry similar to Baklava since it is topped with Sherbet. Also other pastries such as Kaqamak,Tespishte, Rovani, Tulluma, Pallaqinka are also a very popular breakfast in Kosovo, they are usually topped with Nutella, Cheese, or Honey. Shampite, Llokuma is served as a treat for children, and mostly as the first treat to guests on the days of Bayram are widely used as well.

Meat dishes
Tavë Prizereni the traditional Tava casserole is from the ottoman legacy. It is named "Tava of Prizren" and cooked with lamb, eggplant, green peppers, onions, tomatoes and served hot. Suxhuk which consists of ground meat, usually beef, but in some non-muslim parts of Kosovo, it is also made with Pork. Pleskavica(Pleskavica), çofte, Sarma is a dish used for lunch, very frequently, it consists of meat wrapped with cabbage or grape leafs.



Fish
The most used fish dishes are usually easy to prepare, constituting of Fried freshwater fish, like Zander, Carp. A speciality is considered the Tavë Krapi, which is basically carp cooked in a Pot, it is more widely used in cities around the Dukagjeni valley, notably Gjakova because of its relation with Shkodra. The garnish is composed of garlic, bay leaf, tomato, parsley. The head of the carp is usually served to the main Guest.

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