Luxurious ALBANIAN FOOD on a MOUNTAINTOP!! Driving to Gjirokastër | Albania
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My tenth day in Albania pressed on as I continued my epic road trip from Korçë to Gjirokastër. Join me as I enjoy some luxurious Albanian food on a mountaintop in Gjirokastër, Albania!
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My afternoon began on the road leading to Gjirokastër in southeastern Albania with my boy Erjan from Travel Media EU.
Gjirokastër is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site that also includes the city of Berat, which I visited earlier in my trip. Both cities are known as rare examples of typical Ottoman architecture.
We passed lots of farmland on the way. Along the route is a freshwater spring and see a waterfall. I stuck my head under the running water. It was like ice!
Then, we arrived in Gjirokastër. We headed uphill past the Old Town, where I could see lots of Ottoman buildings. Finally, we arrived at Hotel Argjiro. The building dates back to 1891.
Inside the lobby, we were served some delicious gliko, and then we went to our rooms on the first floor. My room, 119, had a queen-sized bed, a TV, a couch, a table with coffee and water, a modern bathroom, and a terrace with a view!
Then, Erjan and I headed out to explore the Old Bazaar. It was cross-shaped with lots of souvenir shops. One of the shops has an old well in its floor! It’s 400 years old, 17 meters deep, and covered by glass.
Gjirokastër has a lot of artists and artisans, so there are tons of shops in town. From there, we drove through the new town. We drove up a steep hill until we were high above the city. What an incredible view! At the top is Kerculla Resort, where we’d have dinner.
There, you can get epic views from their two outdoor terraces. I met Sena from Kerculla Resort. There, we’d eat lots of local traditional dishes like lamb, soups, vegetables, and traditional pies. I started with some super strong raki and then headed to the kitchen!
Inside, they were making a soup with veal meatballs; a garden salad with two types of greens, parmesan cheese, cherry tomatoes, prosciutto, and a balsamic glaze; rice-and-herb fritters called qifqi; and pizza! The soup is made from corn flour and veal stock. I was told it would be the best meal I’ve had in Albania so far!
At our table, I started with the soup, which was thick and creamy with a bit of oil and paprika on top. The veal meatballs were herbal, slightly fried, and phenomenal! It was a nice combination of creamy, sweet, and salty! We toasted with some delicious house wine and then grabbed a bit of everything. We also had spinach pie, tomato pie, baked lamb, and a yogurt paste that was almost like a thick tzatziki. The lamb smelled insane!
The spinach pie contained onions and contained a nice dough. The rice-and-herb fritter was also tasty. It was dense and tasty, especially with the yogurt paste. The salad was refreshing and cleansed my palate! Next was a veal meatball with herbs, which was excellent with the yogurt. The byrek with red pepper, green pepper, and onion was unreal.
Then, we jumped on the lamb! It was double baked in an oven and then the forno. The skin, fat, juices, and meat, were all exceptional. It’s one of my favorite lamb dishes in the Balkans. It practically fell apart in my mouth!
For dessert, we moved to the outdoor terrace to have some oshaf, which is made with sheep milk and figs. We also had some raki as we listened to some live music! Next to it, we had some gliko. It was creamy, almost like a thick panna cotta or flan. What a meal!
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@Alistir_TheChessPlayer
3 жыл бұрын
my friend they are medieval balkan houses even in Berat and are built by the albanians themselves ,, the ottoman built nothing here they just took the taxes ,
@arbnorekastrioti3844
3 жыл бұрын
Please David, you can take this Erjan with you everywhere. But don't let him talk. He's such an Ottoman puppy - I could freak out about the crap he tells you to us...
@Davidsbeenhere
3 жыл бұрын
@Anthony Blignaut so weird.. youtube is playing games with us :)
Hi David. I hope you are reading this comment. I commented in your last video and I am commenting again. Firstly, Architecture is the representation of a civilization. Since Ottomans didn't have any civilization, it is illogical to call it "Ottoman Architecture". Moreover, in Central Asia, the origin of Turks, it is impossible to have a stone Architecture, since it is desert. I have lived in Turkey for 10 years, as a consequence I have a very rich background about Ottoman Empire. Secondly, stonemasonry was introduced as an Architectural style to Ottomans by Albanians. Even nowadays, in Turkey you can easily hear "Arnavut kaldirimi" which means Albanian stone pavement, sidewalk in Turkish. Turks themselves call the stonemasonry Albanian, but some ignorant (without information) Albanians call it Ottoman. So funny. As I mentioned in your last video, there is a place in Istanbul called Arnavutkoy, which means Albanian village, place where Albanian specialists of stonemasonry were placed and paid to work for Ottoman government. Thirdly, cities like Berat, Shkodra, Gjirokastra were built and had their own Albanian architecture and lifestyle before Ottomans come to Albanian living territories. Ottoman, better saying Middle Eastern cultural influence was inevitable and noone claims 100% cultural pureness, but it is NOT fair to call these cities Ottoman and give the attributes to Ottomans, who absolutely invested NOTHING in Albania.
@viewing9684
3 жыл бұрын
Well said! 👐🏻
@MrTani42
3 жыл бұрын
E ke shkruar shume gjate o shoku. Ku ka nge ta lexoje ai, ende nuk i ka dale pija! Duhet te gjejme nje menyre me te shkurter! T'ia tregojme me figura:D
@casadimilano7048
3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you know you’re stuff! It’s a food channel so the presenter isn’t going to be as well educated about the architecture like yourself. What is your specialty or field of work, you sound very knowledgeable.
“ALBANIA” ❤️🖤 SHQIPERIJA❤️🖤 LOVE IT! Thank you very much David 💐 Thank you Albanian for your hospitality❤️🖤💐🌺🌹🦅 The land of the eagle.
Ottomans were nomads before they settled in today's Turkey so their architecture consisted of tents and horses.
@mendjelire8392
3 жыл бұрын
Mos ngaterro Otomanet me Turqit. Turqit ishin nomade jo Otomanet. Perandoria Otomane ishte nje perandori multietnike me Shqiptare, Greke, Sllave, Armene, Hebre, Arabe, Turq etj. Edhe sot Turqia eshte multietnike pamvaresisht se shumica deklarohen si Turq sepse rracat jane perzier dhe kane krijuar nje identitet kombetar te ri.
@astritzymeri8743
3 жыл бұрын
@@mendjelire8392 pa logjik
@mhdkrtsh4369
3 жыл бұрын
@@mendjelire8392 shtetin osman e formuan turqit, Osmani I ishte turk, nga azia qendrore, te perzier gjenetikisht me lekureverdhet sy-terhequrit mongolë, kur turqit sot e kesaj dite krenohen per Xhengiz Khanin, i cili eshte nje nga barbarët me te medhenj te historise se njerezimit. Dy dyndje aziate barbare, 1-Sllavët 2-Turqit-mongolë e shkaterruan djepin e kultures botërore, Mesdheun.
@zeninimoni4205
3 жыл бұрын
@@mhdkrtsh4369 Connstantinopojen e dogjen dhe e shkatruan princat dhe ushtaret e ardhur nga mbreteritë katolike te prendimit ne shekullin e 13 me kryqzaten e dytë. Kur Ottomanët pushtuan Konstantinopojen në shekullin e 15 e ringjallen dhe i dhan shkëlqimin që e meriton. Paragjykimet nuk vlejn sepse historia flet me fakte të veta or zotni, qofsh i uruar
@zeninimoni4205
3 жыл бұрын
@@mendjelire8392 pajtohem me ju plotsisht zotni, qofsh i bekuar
Albania is a wonderful Country an has amazing food...tank you David for beeing there👍
Albania the best 🔥
You need a new guide. The ottoman built only mosques in Albania. You have old stone buildings all over Albania. I dont think Qerqiz Topolli would be happy calling it ottoman houses.
@Alistir_TheChessPlayer
3 жыл бұрын
@Penna Penna yes my friend that big mosque is built by turkish government because our government has a good relationship with the turkish government and gave them the permission to built., Air albania is part of turkish airlines company and only 2% part of the albanian government just to give it the name air albania better than turkish airlines
@Iliriana24
3 жыл бұрын
@Bs Ds oh stfu
@turishoferi1473
2 жыл бұрын
Go read some historical stuff peace of ignorant
Amazing vieuw in the mountains, and good food! What a hospitallity
Thank you David for making all these videos showing a real Albania 🤩😍 I think you gonna end up living in Albania 😂 Ore ti Erjan e kuptoj qe ske lidhje me historin shko ne goggle para se te shkosh ne qytete tjera se le nam
@eraldlekaj2265
3 жыл бұрын
Ik se po ja qi ropt te dyve
@intentionalliving7326
3 жыл бұрын
😁
Second comment....Greetings from Amsterdam! : )
@izabellaangel5015
3 жыл бұрын
Hoi, prachtige videos laat hij zien zeg! Echt top! Ik heb zin om naar toe te gaan🦅 Groetjes van uit Amsterdam
Wow, that lamb looks frigin delicious!!!
sorry DAVID, you have wrong information about history of albania from this guy ERJAN, when Albanians built castles, Turks slept in caves and mud and straw houses , this guy maby has been in the turks college in albania, there they do washbrain to the poor student's from albania and they teach all wrong about great history and culture of albania
@illyriaillyria7950
3 жыл бұрын
Agree
@vhou3848
3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree! The guy has no idea what he is talking about! Such an ignorant!!!
@kosovaisalbania3720
3 жыл бұрын
So true. This guy is such an idiot. All of the Albanian castles 🏰 are Illyrian built , more than 2000 years at least
@isaade2160
3 жыл бұрын
O Shoq Historia duhet tregu siq esht jo si juka qefi juaj Kjo esht arkitektur Ottomane qfar tkeqe ka . Shqiptart ikan ndertu simbas arkitektures Ottomane.
Hi David, man we love your Albanian videos!!! Amazing! ❤️👐🏻🔥 🇦🇱🇺🇸 Also just wanted to mention the fact that your guide has misinformed you on some information on who build what, where and when, especially by whom. Lol Anyway brotha, just know that Albanians (Ilirians, Pelazgian) have been in these lands for ever, literally. Their own couture, architecture, you see all the castles in Albania, now think of all the castles in the neighboring countries. Not a coincidence. Albania was way bigger than what you see today. Anyway, history will reveal itself. You see it yourself though, you know what’s up, it feels different there, doesn’t it?the people, the food, the land ;) Enjoy it to the fullest and Thank you for sharing this magic with us. Much respect and love 👐🏻
Warning! Do not watch if you are hungry! Sooo jealous right now ! Thanks for another great video!
M in love with the country, its cities and towns, air, water and food obviously !! Also the Hotels and Airbnb's !
This is my home! I miss it very much 😢 My beautiful mother made me all this food when I was growing up. Thank you for showing us your travels and bringing back all my memories.
I've been all around Greece from cities to villages to mountains and islands... the food and the music and the atmosphere in Gjirokastër just almost similar to that .. great video and the food is just mouth watering ,, I loved every step of the journey
Thank you for showing Albania it’s not only beautiful the foods look amazing too
Wow, you look like you’re having an incredible experience. 😋😍😍
Omg ...David. your videos are super awesome 👌 👏 good food 😋 the way your presentation is lovely perfect 👌 love your way of tasting the food. Keep having a sweet time in the Albania 🇦🇱 country 😍... YOU MAKE ME WANT TO VISIT ALBANIA COUNTRY 👍😊BEAUTIFULLLL. MY best wishes always from Texas. 🇺🇸 🤍🤍
U are the best David love u !!!From India ❤️❤️❤️❤️I am literally obsessed with ur videos
HE JUST MAKES EVERYONE HUNGRY, GLOBALLY AGAIN!🤣🤣🤣🤣
Loved my old city❤️❤️
Complimenti ragazi !
The food really does look delicious. 👍🏻
😍 So fun
Oh so good!
Theyre not ottoman houses theyre ottoman perion houses is very differet
Great video 😉
Oh man Albania is just awesome. Dude come to pakistan too after this pandemic is over
As soon as the knife began to cut into the lamb leg, it was like omg that sounds delicious 🤤
Amazing Gjirokaster📿and beautiful Albania🇦🇱🧔🏻💭❤️
wonderful
First comment. Love from india
The incorrect information that your guide gave you and your audience in regards to Albanian history and architecture it’s really frustrating to the point that is making hard to watch these vids. He gave credit to ottomans for buildings that were build by Albanians wayyyyy way before ottomans stepped foot in Albania. Shame on him he shouldn’t be a guide if he can’t do his job properly. There should be some kind of disclaimer in your vids that corrects the wrong information he gave you. I love your content and I respect your work and I think us as your viewers deserve true information and not defamation of the Albanian history and culture.
Greetings from Mizoram, India
Na e nxorre shqiperine turke more djale , lexo historine dhe meso historine ,
@artenishysenbelli4824
3 жыл бұрын
Ore kush Karin eshte ky idiot qe e Ben historin sipas qefit te vet
@MrTani42
3 жыл бұрын
hahaha, cfare s'po degjojme! Me qesh e me qa!
@Alistir_TheChessPlayer
3 жыл бұрын
@art cafe e ke shume gabim,, ato jane shtepi mesjetare ballkanike,, nuk kane lidhje me osmanet,, dhe shqiptaret i kane ndertuar vete me leket e tyre ,, otomanet ndertuan vetem ndonje ure qe u duhej per te kaluar per veten e tyre,,
@SwearEU
3 жыл бұрын
Qyteti esht ndertuar shum koh pas luftes se osmanve ne kohen e turkut qyteti ka qen brenda ne keshtjell
@SwearEU
3 жыл бұрын
Ke tdrejt ke te drejt po sme plasi kari fare per turqit jam shqiptar🇦🇱🇦🇱 Jo Turk Kari Si Ty
Delicious, could deliver to other countries?
Beautiful views. Nice video. Cowboy hat with the writing 'David has been here' would be much better than this cap.
waw you travell a lot man
SALUDOS DESDE MI PAÍS CHILE 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱
RICOOOO!!
David pls come to Narta Vlore
The Hoffman's italian, is funny!
I'm thinking Albania must have silver mines? It seems like the terrain/stone for it. Something to google later :)
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Mouth watering as usual... How much weight did you put on in Albania?
Plz come coorg in Karnataka,india...and try coorgi food like pandi curry and otti
😋😋😋😋😋😋
Every time he takes a bite ‘hmm’ or mmmmhmm his eyes closed.🤦🏿♀️😆
So David right now You are in Kosova right? I saw your interview for a Kosova’s TV, and you looked great Best regards from Kosova ✌️Keep it Up👐🏼
Hi David thanks for these Albanian videos! I’m booking a trip and would love to have Erjan taking us around . How do I contact his travel agency?
Pls drive one time in Fier Albania pld
False information from Your guide in all of your videos. There is nothing true regarding the statement that the castle was build by the ottomans. None of castles in Albania has been built by the ottomans. Complete wrong and misleading info form erjan. Great content but next time if u happen to visit Albania get a guide that actually knows the history of Albania.
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I'm enjoying you're Albanian trip but why so long there?
LOL Davids repsonse to everything he eats .. mmm hmm mmmm hmmm
David Gezoor Gezoor😂
According to erjan the whole country been built by ottomans , get a new guide or stop talking about the history and just focus on the food.
Second comment, love from india
Qifqi the best!!!!!!!!
Where did you find this agency bro,,tell him he should learn the history of his country 🤮
Love your videos David..one question do people in Albania speak english in general or is that a problem
@adiaadia4766
3 жыл бұрын
Its not problem we speak english and italian
Hi sir how are you i am from Assam (india)
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Peveç avazit 'otomanet, otomanet, otomanet", nje shpikje e re nga guda: Gjirokaster means "city of stone"! Nuk di c'mendim kane vete gjirokastritet?!
Very Greek style food - delicious!
Ar gjiro = gjiri i art
@jonjona3650
3 жыл бұрын
Ar I bardhe- argjend. Gji I argjend. Per shkak te bardhesisr se gureve.
Make India video your good benifit
John Brelushi was from Albania, probably refugees but Albanian nonetheless.
anyway, that well scared the shite outta me
Come back to india for biryani..
@sekam7944
3 жыл бұрын
Most people do not understand what Mediterranean are for something it’s unique and different like all others places on Earth it’s an unique paradise on planetary system.The climate are very unique and there’s everything in perfection doses of not to much not to little.
Looks like you didn't use that Rogaine for the rest of your life.
Sa keq duhet te lexosh historine perpara se te turperosh gjithe kombin, e rende😞😞
Seriously...watch video, then comment...who cares that you are second or first comment...
You get a room in a nice hotel and you get a painting of a revolutionary dude with his chick and a gun in his hand watching over you. Priceless
Nuk ke talent për ciceron Vllai, se i ke informacionet të cekëta!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🙈🙈🙈🙈😱😱😱😱
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@davidsbeenhere everything was built by the Albanians themselves ,, the ottomans or the Turks just took the taxes ,, they did not build anything .. they are medieval Balkan houses ,, while the castle is older than the ottoman period, don't hear that guy, he is not a historian
Erjan seems like a nice guy but he should do his "homework" before talking about history!
Luxurious?
David with all due respect, Albania is not ottoman, please tell this to your associate to read the Albanian history, thank you very much.
Albania was an Ottoman province. It was called Rumely in the Turkish language. It was the Hungarians who stopped the Ottoman onslaught from taking over Europe. Just a factoid Dave.
Relax people , he is not saying that buildings are build by ottomans, even that can be right because back then Albanians were ottomans too. In their birth certificate was written -place of birth -Gjirokaster, ottoman empire.So when you say ottoman style you saying Albanian style too.Give Erjan a break , it's not his fault that nearly everything in Albania is build during ottoman time .
Hey David , i am sorry to correct you again the ottomans didn’t build anything in Albania besides mosques . Please get your information right this video goes worldwide and i know your a food channel but you also visit ancient plces in Albania and you also try to talk about history but it’s all wrong. Please please double check your information or just don’t mention any ancient history, will be best if you just present them without briefing on the history. You’re great , you’re doing a great job i can see you are very attached to Albania so please respect and inform your self before shooting. Erjoni in a lots of cases is given you the wrong information about the history or as he would say in Kosovo they also speak Albanian language. Wrong!!! In Kosovo are Albanians from Kosovo. I hope you’ll consider this comment please. Wish you a great future in your tv channel. Thank you for showing Albanian again
Getting fat in Albania. I love it 😄
Ktë erjani qënka sikur e ka përdhunuar otomani
U bene te tere historian ne shqiperi lexo o nipce para se me fol per histori
Christian song behind the background and I saw holy Bible Bible Albanians 🇦🇱 doing something To Christianity preaching about Bible
Hi im from albanian i can spik albanian : çkemi jam ne #Librazhd
My God this guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about go and learn the history of your country Erjon leshi
India video best only
David u spelled the name "Gjirokaster" in 100 different ways. Please point it right man, there's only one GJIROKASTER.
Pastaj, lerini mor njerez te komentojne te huajt . Nuk jane vidio per shqiptaret keto.
The only thing on these video is about food porn. Leave the story alone, don’t fuck it up. David’s been there and screwed it up... Come on guys you can’t describe all things giving wrong information about history, it’s not like this that you help tourism in places like Gjirokaster that truly deserve being visited by Thousands of hundred of people that have to have a graduation on Albanian story and not from persons who the only purpose is filling their stomaches with pies and lamb😜
Υou were in 🇬🇷Greek nothern ipeirus... Learn history
Albania is artificial state created by big powers. Skender Beg is Serbian NOT albanian
@Tonilonder
3 жыл бұрын
Haha, you are making my Laugh
Erjan, vazhdo plako se je ne rregull. Mos ngjo cdo lloj specialisti qe flet nga jashte Shqiperise dhe kane qejf me bo historianin patriot. Nuk rrine dot shqiptaret pa i fut pak hunet kudo dhe me e perzi cdo gje me politike.
Honestly I am asking is this guy really doing a travel video like he did in India or is it a propaganda sales kind video. I think the whole Albania is a paid up video with zero truth, he is a hungry person from USA who is using Europe to eat and earn and no truth in his video, drunkard, glutton and based on some previous video some lady in wait element also