Category:Albanian Appetizers

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The appetizers represent the first dish that is served at a meal. The Albanian cuisine features many appetizer recipes. Most of them are based on meat, cheese and vegetables, in various combinations. These foods are spicy, salty or astringent and their major goals is to increase the appetite. The most important Albanian appetizer is represented by the fried meatballs. The meatballs are made from meat, bread, feta cheese, mint leaves, flour, oil and condiments, such as salt and pepper. The romaine salad that is made in Tirana may also be served as an appetizer. It contains lettuce, green onions, boiled eggs, oil, salt, pepper and lemon juice. The Albanian name for appetizers, in general, is meze. The majority of the appetizers are usually served with alcoholic drinks. Sausages and yoghurt are important ingredients of the Albanian appetizers.