Home-Cooked ALBANIAN DINNER at LOCAL FAMILY'S HOME | Shkodër, Albania

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After spending a good chunk of my fifth day in Albania exploring Theth National Park, I returned to my accommodations in Shkodër for a delicious dinner! Join me as I enjoy a home-cooked Albanian dinner at a local family’s home in Shkodër, Albania!
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My evening began at Kevin Home Guesthouse in Shkodër, which are run by Andy from Travel Albanian Alps and his wife. Shkodër is the gateway to the Albanian Alps and is the culture capital of northern Albania. After a whirlwind 48 hours, my time in the Shkodër area was coming to an end.
I decided to just take it easy that night and enjoy a delicious Albanian dinner cooked by Andy’s wife! She’d be making fried rice, eggs, cheese, and more! We also had some homemade rakija!
In the kitchen, she was making some typical Albanian fried rice. To her right, she had boiled some water with some herbs and butter, which she then added to the rice ten minutes later. She then lets the rice boil in the water. We’d also have fried cheese, cevap, and boiled eggs. They also made some yogurt, which was as fresh as it can get!
At Kevin Home Guesthouse, they have 4 rooms. One has a queen-sized bed, while the other three have three twin beds each. In the backyard is the bar/kitchen and garden, where you can camp in a tent for only €5 per night! The rooms upstairs start at €12 per night, and the double room is €24. Breakfast is included in everything, but everything after the first drink is extra.
I couldn’t wait to try more Albanian food! Back in the bar/kitchen, Andy’s wife was tending to the fried rice. The fried rice and pork cevap smelled so good! Once the rice, cevap, and eggs were finished, she began frying up some cheese! I’d also have some of the yogurt with everything.
They set up a table for me and put some rakija in a pot called an ibrik so I could serve myself. Then, dinner was served!
The hard-boiled eggs come from the milkman’s farm, so they’re fresh. I loved the yogurt, too. The fried rice was so different but really yummy. It was soft and thick. Then, I added some yogurt to it, which was so good! The yogurt was like the softest cheese ever.
The boiled eggs were simple but really good. Everything had been produced that day! Next was the cheese, which I loved! It was so fantastic. The cevap didn’t have the smoky taste I was used to because it wasn’t cooked on a grill, but it was still great. It went really well with the fresh cheese. Then, I started mixing everything to taste all the different flavor and texture combinations!
Finally, I tried some pickled tomatoes, which are made with just tomatoes, warm water, and salt that brine for two weeks. They were moist, crunchy, and super juicy!
Then, as it got later, I went all out with everything. The rice, yogurt, and cevap was a winning combination!
Then, Andy joined me for a post-dinner drink. I had rakija; he had wine. What an awesome way to end my day and my time in Shkodër! If you come here, I suggest doing at least 3 nights so you can explore Theth and Valbona thoroughly, which will only cost you €119 per person for three days!
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[@gregorylyngdoh9152]

When will you come back in shillong again??

[@mrrsboss1477]

I can't understand why you show fake food organisms?? Please explain please.

[@zeninimoni4205]

Dave I feel sorry you wasted your life until now without tasting the real homemade albanian ( Balkan ) food

[@chockalingamalagappan1693]

Andy and his wife seem to be such a good host .

[@travelalbanianalps9959]

Thanks sow much best regards Andi 👋👋

[@chazzechay4664]

It’s not only Andy , All Albanians are like that, Albanians are known for their hospitality.

[@stephenbishaj9765]

@@travelalbanianalps9959 bash hajr per eksperiencen qe I dhe🙏🏻

[@JohnDoe-wd4fr]

You have to taste Albanian South food as well. Places like Permet, Skrapar, Pogradec have great traditional dishes and they can be quite different from the north.

[@user-yf3jh5tn8w]

Shume te mire / Very tasty food and all organic 😍

[@marsi4409]

👍👍👍totally agree. I didn't like this dinner.Lots of carbs and proteins together.No veggies. 🤔

[@JohnDoe-wd4fr]

@@marsi4409 yeah, kinda sad though, because we have a lot of dishes with mediterrenean vegetables which is the kind of food it's cooked in the albanian houses. We also great smoked dried meat, great pickled vegetables, great jams, all sort of unqiue traditional dishes, which most come from the south.

[@EatwithMohsin]

Whem you're watching this while eating but still feeling hungry somehow 😛🤩😋❤️🤔 Sending Warm Hearts From Saudia❤️💚🇸🇦

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You have made me put Albania to my bucket list after covid

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I like this new Tshirt design

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👌💚💛💜✌

[@Han-sc6bh]

Love Albania!

[@theprofessor1484]

I think I just saw my house, dam you mate, talking about rubbing it in good. Beautiful video. Thank you for bringing a bit home to as abroad.x

[@edwardcarlton]

I lived in Albania for 2 years. I miss the food, especially the qoftë. David is right about the fried cheese, its amazing. The hospitality in Albania is great. This video was fin to watch.

[@valonmehmeti7848]

Wow, I like❤️❤️.. Thx that. You show me again that Albania is beautiful👍

[@soumiray6616]

Your contents are sooo fresh!... Love to see your videos...It really gives me a happy heart... ❤️

[@albertxhelo1047]

This is how we cook in Albania my friend enjoy the food

[@marsi4409]

Maybe you.I don't cook in this way. Rice with 2kilos of butter🤮,meat to much fried ,fried cheese,eggs,raki all them for dinner.The cholesterol in the🔝🤮.

[@markion2185]

@@marsi4409 Not really, everything is fresh and only the rice had a bit butter...

[@aroundtheworldinaprildays]

Nothing's better than a hearty home-cooked meal.

[@belfiore_18]

Thank you for this. I'm starving now! LOL -I have got to visit! It looks amazing.

[@ojosef4608]

I will definitely visit. I enjoyed your videos and eating incessantly

[@annebell7274]

WoW. Albania just gets better and better !!!! 💕💚💕

[@karilynn3535]

that pickled tomato.....I could taste it all the way here in Hawaii...the more Albanian videos we watch the more we want to go to Albania.

[@everythinghere1487]

The best sir david take care always Godbless

[@electrix1873]

Shkodra is one of the most beautiful cities in Albania,it has sea,lake,river,mountains and history everything in one place,for me as an albanian shkodra should have been the capital of Albania

[@adimetohu6513]

Kryeqyteti eshte zgjedhur ai qe eshte zjedhur per nje arsye

[@marsi4409]

Po shkodranet maj naqe as bythen e vet se lajne maj ta marrsha.Femrat sidomos vec ha,kafe e llafe se kane lind per çef.😂Shiko tmerr darka.Pale sa i ka shkuar kolesteroli te shkretit.Oriz dylle i verdhe nga gjalpi i tepert,mishi i skuqur sterre i zi,djathi i skuqur,kos dhe raki auuu ne te njejten kohe.Asnje fije jeshilllek.Hajde nga jugu zemra se ne dime te gatuajme me pak harxhime e te lepish thonjte dhe shendetshem.Ik tani dashke Shkodren kryeqytet.Vec per te shit pordhe jeni.

[@electrix1873]

@@marsi4409 E para un nuk jam nga shkodra,e dyta un e kam pa nga pozicioni gjeografik mendimin tim qe shkodra mund te ishte kryeqytet,ska te beje as me traditen as me njerezit qe jetojn aty dhe si jetojn ata,po flisja nga pikpamja gjeografike historike jo kulturore,shpresoj qe te jesh sqaruar dhe rrespekte edhe per ty qe je nga jugu👍

[@electrix1873]

@@adimetohu6513 Eshte zgjedhur per arsye se ne Vlore e Durres ishin italianet e sepse Shkodra rrezikohej nga jugosllavia,plus qe edhe Toptanet lobuan shume qe ta benin Tiranen kryeqytet sepse ndryshe Tirana do ishte nje qytet i rendomte,qe do dallohej vetem per faktin qe kishte Elbasanin dhe Durresin afer

[@adimetohu6513]

@@electrix1873 u zgjodh per arsye gjeografike pra

[@wittepanther]

You made that regular boiled egg (that is not farm to table btw) look like one of the tastiest things ever. Mark Wiens would be proud.

[@yukimbro1436]

Nice video

[@coolworldbyrv]

that yoghurt is so easy to make btw. any time my family goes to albania, on the last day we take some yogurt with us from our family there and bring to the US and boil some regular milk, let it come to room temperature (or until it's lukewarm to the touch) put it in a container and add a spoonful of yoghurt to it then cover it and wrap it with a towel and leave it overnight and then put it in the fridge.

[@menaschnl9703]

David you look such a simple guy.... You are so friendly... End kind...

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Motra i ke thane qe eshte nje pedears i thjeshte fjale cun shkruhet ndryshe 😂😂😂

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@@eliotb5801 na fal se skemi marr master ne anglishte sorry..🤟

[@5cats2kids8]

I want that dinner! Yum!

[@ThusanthaWaduge]

Really nice foods

[@kiranbohora5189]

Nice food

[@pottersjournal]

Five to twenty euro? I'd like to have 'been there' even just for breakfast alone. Really nice pottery jug for the rakia, it really, really flowes there.

[@devendrakulavellaalansangi4334]

Along with the dishelp davy you have a mesmerising manly voice. Pat you man... great going with utmost love from chennai India.😊☺🙏. Namaste.

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Beautiful

[@qanieking192]

Let taste ☺️

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[@hello--world]

Has anybody told you ever that you look like David Rocco 😁👍

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Bangalore Dosas Video is epic

[@Philtho]

It's funny, my mom came from England and she yelled at me if I DIDNT mix my food. lol

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[@Davidsbeenhere]

Soooooooon!

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@@Davidsbeenhere Kosovo 🇽🇰 heart of serbia!

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@@jovanranelovic4329 Serbians claiming things that were never theres... deluded country

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My cityyy

[@GringoNation]

Albania’s starting to look like a real possibility for me! Delicious food and beautiful landscapes.

[@himankaziranga614]

🔥

[@user-mm2dj3gw6m]

If you still there go to Berat Beautiful city since 400 Bc. And the food...You have not tasted anything yet.

[@nonanona-qt2ul]

1 pilaf me kos per mua,te lutem

[@HowToDrip]

Meat. Eggs. Fried cheese. Fried rice. Full fat yogurt.....don’t have a heart attack! :-)

[@nightangalsinghanightangal1496]

Hello David Sir, have you ever gone to Imphal, please reply sir.

[@Lenzz07]

4:54 this jug looks like Grenade😂 Love from India.

[@clints3727]

👍🏽👍🏽❤️❤️👍🏽👍🏽

[@MiroslavMates]

Well most of the first half of video we have already seen

[@RealChristianTV]

At last freedom from that silly cap🧢

[@hamdanshaikh9067]

How to get visa population n which person we can meet pls mention all this

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this guy is in Love with Albanian RAKIA haha GEZUAR

[@muhamed1881]

3:46

[@kingkharia206]

HII YOU ARE COME IN INDIA.west bngal . jaldapara national park.garu mara national park.

[@akshathav2832]

Hey David.. Love your videos. Just one thing.. While eating specially first morsel why you keep your hand near your mouth.... Pls avoid that.. Otherwise u r best. Love from India ❤️

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Nice hair cut 💪🇦🇱💪🇦🇱💪🇦🇱

[@kingjulian904]

Hey David check your liver man. You have drink so much 🤣

[@jaggill5829]

Super liquidy... really David?

[@nonanona-qt2ul]

1 pilaf and kos for me please

[@user-vm1rb9vm8p]

Can i download and share your video and URL in China?I want more chinese can like your video.thanks,please!

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Go ahead... Make sure you mention David and his KZbin name. Cheers from Beijing !!!

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That's 200 views = 2 min Me wondering what about 2 decade later 🤔🤔

[@Mari.K12]

🤣🤣

[@wittepanther]

That is not fried rice my man. Uncle Roger will not be amused! Haiyaa!

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YOU look a Johnny sins 😂

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Thinn thinn.... Oruthanum kodukkanda

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SADI UTAR KE AA PHIR DEKHENGE

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This where you NEED to move Fck yes 🇦🇱

[@hamdanshaikh9067]

Albania is to much crowded city tirana or less population country

[@marsi4409]

Ok,but people of Shkodra don't know to cook good.The Southern Albania is known to cook good with lots of tasty and healthy recipes. You have to go there especially in Permet.

[@roadrunner7818]

If you watched the other videos you will see all the places he went in the north with great food but if you can do better and have a Michelin star or something then become a food blogger guest house look very authentic well done to the couple if I ever go to Albania I’ll give them a visit keep up the good work

[@mrrsboss1477]

I can't understand why you show fake food organisms?? Please explain please.

[@marsi4409]

👎👎👎unhealthy food.Rice with lots of butter,fried meat,boiled eggs.It's not recommended to eat rice(riso pilaf) so the carbs with proteins(fried cheese,fried meat,eggs,yoghurt).The carbs or proteins must be eating with vegetables (cooked or fresh veggies) which have fibres and vitamines.I'm from Southern Albania and we don't cook so bad.

[@Gostivar11]

what a muppet

[@lediledion5514]

My friend Albania its so small and you can put 2-3vlogs not every day different vlog because its tired you can taste for another countries