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    Albanian traditional costumes vary widely by region, with over 200 styles documented across the country. Traditional men's costumes commonly included the fustanella skirt and fez hat when the country was ruled by the Ottoman Empire. Traditional women's costumes feature elaborate embroidery and accessories like gold coins. Modern dress in cities is more conservative and Western-style, though traditional costumes remain part of performance attire.

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    Albanian traditional costumes vary widely by region, with over 200 styles documented across the country. Traditional men's costumes commonly included the fustanella skirt and fez hat when the country was ruled by the Ottoman Empire. Traditional women's costumes feature elaborate embroidery and accessories like gold coins. Modern dress in cities is more conservative and Western-style, though traditional costumes remain part of performance attire.

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    Albanian traditional costumes vary widely by region, with over 200 styles documented across the country. Traditional men's costumes commonly included the fustanella skirt and fez hat when the country was ruled by the Ottoman Empire. Traditional women's costumes feature elaborate embroidery and accessories like gold coins. Modern dress in cities is more conservative and Western-style, though traditional costumes remain part of performance attire.

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    Albanian Traditional Costumes

    Albanian Traditional Costumes are the traditional clothing worn


    by the Albanians. Like the other Balkan countries Albania, has its
    own branch of clothing. There are more than 200 different kinds
    of traditional costumes in Albania. This is due to the division the
    Albanian principates in Ancient Times and the Middle Ages.
    Almost every region in Albania has its own way of traditional
    dressing.

    The fustanella, or Albanian kilt, was common dress for men


    until the 1400s. Fustanella was a significant component of
    traditional Greek and Albanian dress, originated in this region and
    the ancestors of the Arvanites - an Orthodox Christian Albanian-
    speaking Greek-identifying community in Greece migrated from
    this region to present-day Greece in the Middle Ages. Common
    villagers and rural people wore a fustanella made from coarse
    linen or wool; more affluent men wore silk. Fustanella is part of
    traditional Albanian, Greek and Macedonian dress, adopted by the
    Royal Guard of Albania (19241939). Fustanella is very heavy,
    dagger-proof, and practical for scrambling over rocky terrains.

    When Albania was ruled by the Ottoman Empire (1468-1912),


    many aspects of Turkish culture were adopted by Albanians. In
    rural areas, men may still wear the fez, a traditional Turkish cap,
    and a colorful cloth belt. Women may wear embroidered blouses
    in the Turkish style, with loose pants /shalvaras/. A man's costume
    from Malesia (Malcija Vogel area) consists of close-fitting woolen
    trousers with black cord trim, an apron of wool with a leather belt
    buckled over it, and a silk jacket with long dull red sleeves with
    white stripes. A long sleeveless coat may be worn over the jacket
    along with an outer, short-sleeved jacket (dzurdin). The head and
    neck may be covered with a white cloth.
    Traditional women costume of southern Albania features a
    blouse with wide cuffs in fabric to match an embroidered vest. A
    pleated petticoat is worn under a full skirt, and an elaborately
    embroidered apron and sash complete the outfit. Gold chains
    cascade from the neckline, are gathered into the sash, and are
    tucked into a pocket at the right side of the skirt. A kerchief
    covers the woman's hair.

    In the north, the sleeves of the blouse are wide, with lace
    embroidery along the edges. Embroidery on the apron is
    elaborate, but distinct from the style of southern Albanian women.
    Gold coins are worn on a headband and on several strands of
    necklace that adorn the bodice (upper part) of the dress.

    In cities, conservative Western-style dress is more common.


    Albanians are modest, however. Neither men nor women wear
    shorts or other revealing clothing. Traditional clothing is seen
    mostly at theatrical or folk dance performances in cities

    .Albanian cuisine
    The cuisine of Albania is Mediterranean, influenced by many
    including Italian and Turkish cooking. Albanian cuisine is
    characterized by the use of spices such as black pepper and
    Mediterranean herbs such as oregano, mint, basil, rosemary and
    more in cooking meat and fish, but also chilli pepper and garlic.

    Vegetables are used in almost every dish.

    The main meal of the Albanians is lunch, which usually consists of


    gjell (stew), the main dish of slowly cooked meat with various
    vegetables, and a salad of fresh vegetables, such as tomatoes,
    cucumbers, green peppers, and olives. The salad is dressed with
    salt, olive oil, vinegar and/or lemon juice.

    Meat is used heavily in dishes, including the intestines and head


    among other parts which are considered a delicacy. Dairy
    products are integral part of the cuisine usually accompanied with
    ever present bread and alcoholic beverages such as Raki. Seafood
    specialities are also common in the coastal cities such as Durrs,
    Vlor, Shkoder, Lezhe and Sarand.

    Appetizers

    Wheat Bread (Buk gruri) or corn bread (Buk misri) are ever-
    present on the Albanian table. Hence the expression for "going to
    eat a meal" (Albanian: pr t ngrn buk) can be literally
    translated as "going to eat bread."

    Chicken livers

    Eggplant appetizers

    Dolma

    Stuffed Peppers (green peppers stuffed with rice, meat, other


    vegetables and herbs)

    Pickled cabbage (Turshi lakre)

    Fried sardines with lemon (sardele me Limon)

    Albanian-style meze platters that include prosciutto ham,


    salami and feta cheese, accompanied with roasted bell peppers
    (capsicum) and/or green olives marinated in olive oil with garlic or
    onions.

    Papare: bread leftovers cooked with water, egg, and Gjize (a


    special type of Ricotta)

    Salads

    Albanian potato salad

    Albanian tossed salad

    Bean salad

    Cabbage salad
    Tomato and pepper salad

    Soups

    Tarator is a chilled yogurt and cucumber drink and is popular in


    the summer months

    Bean Jahni soup

    Potato and cabbage soup

    Soup with lemon

    Tarator

    Trahana

    Fish

    Oven-baked trout (or Ohrid trout) with onions and tomatoes

    Baked whiting, carp, mullet or eel with olive oil and garlic

    Meat

    Hasude with milk

    Tav kosi, baked lamb and yogurt dish

    veal or chicken with walnuts[1]

    Frges of Tirana with veal

    Fried meatballs or Qofte t frguara.

    Kolloface Kore

    Veal with very large lima beans

    Harapash, polenta with the intestines of lamb, butter, cheese


    and corn flour
    Pae - common throughout the country and it is traditionally
    popular in Albania. Pae is made with a sheep's, pig's or any
    cattle's head, boiled until meat comes off easily. It is then stewed
    with garlic, onion, black pepper, and vinegar. Sometimes a little
    flour is added to thicken the stew. It makes a hot and hearty
    winter stew.

    Vegetables

    Dolma

    Dolma (in Serbia known as Sarma and in South Eastern


    Montenegro known as Japrak) a family of stuffed vegetable
    dishes

    Baked leeks

    Frges of Tirana with peppers

    Peppers stuffed with rice, meat and vegetables

    Stuffed aubergines with cheese

    Pies

    Byrek in Albania

    Bakllasarm. It is also called Mantia, but it is not the dumpling


    form of the Turkish Manti.

    Byrek Albanian vegetable pie; it can also have feta cheese,


    spinach, cabbage, tomatoes, or meat; it's a layered pie made with
    filo pastry. Another version of the fillings is served as a filling for
    "pite" or "pita".

    Kungullur Pastry layers filled with mashed pumpkin, butter,


    salt or sugar

    Bakllasarm A traditional food prepared in Kosovo and


    Albania: it's layered pie also known as "pite" or "pita" (Byrek)
    without anything inside, which is covered with yogurt and garlic,
    and then heated again. It is eaten for lunch.

    Flia A traditional food prepared in Kosovo and Albania.

    Patisseries are in every Albanian city. The most common desserts


    in Albania are made throughout the Balkans:

    Halv

    Revani me sherbet

    Hasude/Revani me niseshte

    Tambloriz

    Shndetlie me mjalt

    Kabuni

    Custard

    Tollumba fried dough pieces in syrup

    Gliko and fruit jams

    Drinks

    A glass of boza

    Mineral water is one of the most preferred non-alcoholic drinks in


    Albania, along with carbonated beverages. Some of these are
    produced locally and some are imported.

    Carbonated and mineral waters


    Milk

    Yogurt (Kos)

    Mountain Tea (aj Mali)

    Various fruit juices and soft drinks

    Albanian buttermilk (Dhall)

    Beer (local Birra Tirana, Birra Kora and Birra Puka)

    Boza

    Raki

    Cognac (local Konjak Sknderbeu)

    Albanian win

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