Albanian POMEGRANATE FARM Experience!! Making a Traditional Cake | Muriqan, Albania
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My fourth day in Albania continued in the village of Muriqan, where I’d get to spend the evening on an amazing agrotourism farm! Come join me as I visit an Albanian pomegranate farm and learn to make a traditional cake in Muriqan, Albania!
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The village of Muriqan is located in northern Albania, literally just five minutes from the border with Montenegro. I was there to tour Agroturizem Shega, an amazing agrotourism farm in the area. They are famous for their pomegranate juice!
On the property is a house and garden and some fruit trees. I met Ahmet Sylejmani, the owner of Agroturizem Shega, who dried me off, and then I tried the juice. It was amazing! It was super fresh and fruity, almost like berries. Then, I watched him juice a pomegranate by cutting it and placing it in a machine that presses it.
Then Ahmet got some figs from a tree for me. They were really fresh and tasty. Then, we saw some pears, white grapes, and red grapes. The red grapes were so juicy and a little sour. The whites were sour!
Inside the house they have two rooms. with two twin beds, a table, a bathroom, and air conditioning. In the kitchen, the mother would cook dinner for me. But first, I had some of their local rakija, which was nice and smooth!
It was finally cooling down as I toured the property. I saw more pomegranates and then saw the tomatoes in their tented greenhouse. They weren’t ready yet, as they were still small and green. They have 20 rows and a few hundred plants!
Outside, they had some fresh-smelling limes and lemons. They have hens that lay 2-3 eggs per day. They put grape vines along the trees here. They don’t make wine here, but they sell the grapes.
We saw some overripe tomatoes as well as some good ones. The moldy and overripe ones feed the animals. Then, I saw some eggplants and peppers. Then, I found another Hermann’s tortoise outside! Ahmet showed me some beans he had planted and picked some tomatoes for dinner. We’d be having chicken!
The mother was cooking chicken in a nice broth. She also made a traditional cake using eggs, milk, sugar, oil, and flour. She cooks the oil and milk and adds the flour, mixes the dough, and puts it on a pan and mixed in the egg for 5 minutes. Then, she flattens the bright yellow dough in the pan and bakes it! She cut it before it was baked!
Then, Ahmet brought me some Torre shesh i zi wine, which is made from indigenous grapes. It was nice and fruity. All of the Albanian wines I’d been trying were really tasty and unique!
For dinner, I ha, pickles, tomato-and-onion salad with oil, olives, goat cheese, bread, and chicken with potatoes. The olives were nice and oily, and the pickle was a little sour but super juicy! The bread was super fluffy and perfect with the goat cheese, which wasn’t salty at all. We had picked the tomatoes ourselves!
Next, they added sugar syrup on top of the cake. While I waited for it to get ready, I dug into the chicken and potatoes. The chicken was so fresh and delicious and came from the garden. I loved it with the cheese! The French fries were really nice.
Finally, I had the cake, tepsije, which is the famous cake of the village. It’s thick and soaked with the sugar syrup. It’s super dense but doesn’t contain a lot of sugar. Then, they gave me two peaches to take home with me!
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@ditilikkola3072
3 жыл бұрын
Albania is a very beautiful country and nice food thank you Devid 🙂🙏🦅
@MultiOnea
3 жыл бұрын
I suggest you if you visit south of albania make sure to go a place called Bujtina Mbi Kanion (Guesthouse on top of the Canyon ) i am pretty sure you will like it and the view is stunning 😃
@AlMa-gw8se
3 жыл бұрын
Very nice videos. Do not forget to eat onions. Albanians love onions which are very detoxing.
@ernestmyrtaj6118
3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha the moment when you drunk raki very fast the way he see you was so funny
@eligjordeni8210
3 жыл бұрын
After all the rakia you had on Albania you ned rehab man ahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣
I've learned my lesson, eat before watch lol, Beautiful country, lovely and hospitable ppl,sunny blue sky, great food,God... Albania is blessed, Great vlog.
🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱proud to my Albanian friends greetings from 🇪🇺
Simple, fresh, close to nature food, this must be heaven.
@xhemalvogli8675
3 жыл бұрын
I live in Albania and I sometimes forget how lucky we are to have such things . Such a small country with so much to taste and see
@reapxshqipe6835
3 жыл бұрын
it is i live in kosovo so its the same as albania
My boyfriends Albanian and I’ve been to Albania. I’m from London. And it’s just an amazing country with beautiful and welcoming people not to mention the food is gorgeous! I love the bread😍 Thanks for sharing🙏🏽
@Davidsbeenhere
3 жыл бұрын
That awesome! I really love Albania 🇦🇱 going back very soon and then Kosovo 🇽🇰
@madihahussain5218
3 жыл бұрын
Nice one...Look forward to more videos!!!
@fluz2222
3 жыл бұрын
@@Davidsbeenhere Are you still in Albania.
Lot ky xhaxhi. Kush e shikon ket djalin respekte
@dorinamasha441
3 жыл бұрын
Greetings for all well done man! Pershendetje te gjitheve Edhe une Shqiptare 🤗
The old guy so funny shkodra people they are born comedians and he always telling you tell the people we dont have corona virus here he is so pleased to treat you he feels great that he has a special guest on his property Devid your great showing all the good ways of Albania
@erione3865
3 жыл бұрын
Love the dad, he is so sweet
What a lovely experience!! I’m SO enjoying the Albania series!
😍 👍🏼 from Serbi🇷🇸🦅
@justmakemoney1116
3 жыл бұрын
Plasi kari
@dioniskallemi7577
3 жыл бұрын
@@justmakemoney1116 hahhahah
@GimPukaleshi-Kurtishi
3 жыл бұрын
Allias City Haha
This albanian series seriously makes me want to live there. 😍❤
@Davidsbeenhere
3 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@yunagaming28
3 жыл бұрын
@@Davidsbeenhere OMG!
@genti1975
2 жыл бұрын
@@Davidsbeenhere to much rakia in albania matte 😂😂😂
Thank you for this very beautiful presentation. I am Albanian and this will be on my places to visit. Very welcoming and friendly family. The young lady was doing the best to explain you everything.
Sending like and love from Bangalore, India
@Albanianator
3 жыл бұрын
India needs more love right now cause of the pandemic cases being so high
Amazing content as always
No Korona virus ktu, thuj ska 😂😂😂😂😂
@dorinamasha441
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@bando3888
3 жыл бұрын
I del xhaja me sepate 😂😂😂
@Virupaksha1503
3 жыл бұрын
Please translate
@bando3888
3 жыл бұрын
@Fibra 667HD se mos i vjedh fiqte
1:50 mashallah cfare koket ke 🤣 killed me
@arti3481
3 жыл бұрын
Same bruhhhv😂
@bando3888
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@xhana4865
3 жыл бұрын
@Anika pova ua zmr te vjen inat se sdi anglisht vet?🥺 hajd ngushellime😘
Amazing people and food Great job David
Great to have meal with vegetable fresh from the farm. The pomegranate juice looks delicious.
I've been binge watching your videos and i love the editing , the detailed explanation and the delicious food. Great Job :) new sub.
@Davidsbeenhere
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I pay a lot of attention to detail in editing! 🙏
Nice village and nature🌿🍃
Loved this place!
I think you gonna end up living in Albania 🤣😍🥰🇦🇱
Omg...beautiful videoooo! Loving ❤ all your work in ALBANIA COUNTRY😍 🇦🇱 keep your unique work AND KEEP EXPLORING AND BRINGING MORE NICE VIDEOS 👌 👏 greetings 🇺🇲
@Davidsbeenhere
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I am from Miami!! I have another 20+ videos coming plus I am going to Kosovo next!!
Sa e bukur esht nana shqipr
Hey David awesome trip but that heat seems to be getting at you ...stay hydrated and cool ok ...have fun
I love that cake, sooooo good!
Respect for you 🥰
Just got hooked on your journey vlog, and I admit I subscribed bc I *will* be quoting how you say, “MmHmm!” when trying the tastiest cuisine! I may never get to visit these places, but I am so grateful for how you share so well. The video sincerity and quality quite nearly transport your viewers here to wherever you go. We cannot take notes fast enough, and only save everything and follow everyone. I even felt the gratitude of those you visited as you highlight and market their offerings better than any commercial they’d want. Haha, I even wanted to pay thrice whatever people charged to thank them for their hospitality. (Would that offend?!) Thank you so much. I know your family is beyond proud. PS Okay, now I want to learn Albanian!
You going more places then iv been and i am from albania, im jealous now 😂 Great videos mate well done Im gonna visit most of them restaurants now
They live in heaven
@liljanasufaj1643
3 жыл бұрын
True. Nothing comes closer to Albanian food. Other countries can use more complicated recipes, but they lack the most important thing - the fresh and delicious super organic ingredients. In Albania only one salad tomatoes it brings you to heaven with its taste. I buy organic tomatoes in London on purpose, but they don't taste the same, they look too perfect to be organic ones. Albanian tomatoes have funny shapes. Not a single one looks like the other. DIFFERENT AND FUNNY SHAPES is the definition of PURE ORGANIC. They grow wild on their own.
@ajsm6137
3 жыл бұрын
Liljana Sufaj That is so true what you said, when I first moved to Sydney and I experienced the different cuisines and would see those complicated recipes and tons of spices and herbs used in recipes I always thought what’s the point of it, like that you only taste the spices and herbs and lose the taste of vegetables. Nothing in here where I live at least taste same as it did in Albania. All I see overpriced produce with no taste. Miss Albanian produce so much!
@YourCrushJokes
3 жыл бұрын
@@ajsm6137 yess
6:04 they were so surprised🤯
It's awesome. Best wishes to you.Thanks..............................................................
Great episode. It was funny when you drank the raquia 🤣🤣🤣
super......................
David... you are cool 👍 🇺🇸🇦🇱
Delicious
Hi this is Emili . I am in kolkata. I love your videos.❤
I remember drinking rakia in the Balkans. My first time having it, is like the smell of gasoline ! I dunno if i had the cheap stuff or what. That’s stuff is strong and had a great time😊👍🏻 drink up!
Beautiful place! Btw, if someone from Miami says the weather is hot (like David in Albania), it's because it must be scorching!
@liljanasufaj1643
3 жыл бұрын
Albania is scorching in summer. It has been 34 degree even these days of September, and especially this area where David has been, it is one of the worst in Albania when it comes to heat. Usually the temp.here hits at least 2-3 degrees higher than somewhere closer to the seaside or mountains.
@erione3865
3 жыл бұрын
August is the worst 😫
man, all of your videos are making me miss Albania, hopefully we can go next year :) When are you uploading the Vlora and Saranda videos?
@Davidsbeenhere
3 жыл бұрын
Hey those are coming at the end! Next is Theth, Berat, Elbasan, Pogradec, Korce, Permet, Gjirokaster, Saranade and then Vlore!
You should go to mrizi i zanave
I sure Hope the Albanian tourist development council is sponsoring you because your doing one heck of a job for them, they couldn't do what your doing! Pitch it friend. My God you got me here! LOL!
@Davidsbeenhere
3 жыл бұрын
Jajaja yea they aren’t responsive and to be honest when you do it yourself it’s a way better experience
Sa njerez punetore bravo
This food is a so testy write.
David greetings to you! This vlog provoked me little bit, I want to say something about this guy your host Ahmet! He's very serious farmer guy and we say in Macedonia(we are neighbours) domakjin(house man), not house wife, but house man, person who takes good care about his family, property work and living in global, he looks like very honest and good man, yes he's little bit funny i understand you, but he's man on his place as we say here, his family, Lady wife and beautiful daughter looks very perfectly, this is real common quality family everything on it's place! Only good words and opinion about them (i need that kind of wife too!! Lol) and of course best words for you and your vlogs, i watch them frequently! Greetings to everybody!!
:D It was an orange David! Just that the oranges, lemons and mandarins are ripe in winter. Now it's too soon. So now you can only find them green. The bio ones of course :)
@shaclo1512
3 жыл бұрын
how can you comment 1 week ago when this video is uploaded today?
@mirelasemanjaku
3 жыл бұрын
@@shaclo1512 i dont know. I watched this a week ago.. 😐
Healthy food
Nice
“ This is a bottle of water cold “ 😂😂😂😂
Chicken from the garden
I’m craving so much figs
Balkans! Secret new Garden of Eden
@SIGSAUER_P320
3 жыл бұрын
is not balkans but Illyricum, Dalmatia and Dardania.....at least for us Albanians
The best Albania 🦅❤
👌
Hi David are you enjoying the Albania ?
Yo Visit Kosovo country albanian people too and great places to visit and its not far from albania have fun
Tespishte
beautiful bellissimo ...they speak Italian?
@marsi4409
3 жыл бұрын
Most albanians know and speak italian.
The Chicken came from the Garden....
the cake is almost like trileqe 👍🏼🇽🇰🇦🇱
Ate xhajen me e pas zili,qenka njish per pune hallall i qofte familjarisht
David i think that rakia got you sweating little haha;)
Hey David have you been to Librazhd is a fantastic little city with not too much history but a lot of rakia😂😂
@kosovaisalbania3720
3 жыл бұрын
Ca krn me ba në Librazhd o man 🤣🤣
9:18 😍
No Corona Virus here, hahah. This man was too funny 😂
What happened to your eyes 👀, when you Tasted food. 😂 😂
@YourCrushJokes
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
6:03🙂🙂🙂
👍
The old man is saying to you no corona virus here ,tell them no corona virus here😆
I wonder where David comes from ? The name alone would suggest he is from the US. He has however some sort of accent. Before I think of the name, I thought he was Albanian speaking English. I am bewildered. Does anyone know ?
"Where is the beef"? ;-)
After eating all this food your hair is going to grow back
1:48 he said mashallah what a head like he meant what a big head hahaha no hate tho👍🏼🙂
First.....
in albania you have a lot to eat haha
Today we have witnessed that David is gone bald😓😱
101th 👍🏻
you like raki min6:00 ooooo hahahh
Mos ha shum fiq se do bohesh me lunga😂
Ky xhaxhi legjend ahhahahah no korona 😂😂
You have to smile more for these People ahhahahahah
They'd survive a zombie apocalypse
@kingjulian904
3 жыл бұрын
How come?
Raki in ouzo glass 😂
Damn looks like you are addicted to rakia..xd
Pls support... 🙏
In south albania give banana
Hi.May i have a permission to upload your video and link in www.bilibili.com?Although i just have 1000+ fans in Bilibili,I want mroe Chinese have a chance to watch your nice video.
🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱😋😋🥰
Pomegranate juice is the most anti aging drink.You are having antioxidants in go go in Albanian. 😁.
No korona virus ktu,ska korona ktu haahhahahahahah lot xhaxhi
3:47 non c’è ne coviddi
😂😂😂😂😂😂 no korona
what the fuck is up with that bollywood music tho lmao
Xhaxhi shume gallate🤣🙈
☦️🇦🇱✝️
I think after the glass of rakis you are a little drunk!