One of my favourite traditional dishes is japrak (dolma). It is prepared in spring when nature is so generous with greens. Japraks (dolmas) are cooked in all Balkan countries, Middle East and Central Asia. They’re basically vine leaves stuffed with greens and rice. Many recipes call for meat, but I prefer them without. I’m pretty…
turkish cuisine
Hasude – cornstarch pudding
Hasude is a very old recipe, cooked in different areas in Albania. It is a kind of pudding made with water and corn-starch. I believe it has Turkish origin. It is not the prettiest dessert, but it’s very easy to make and tastes really nice. I crave it time by time, especially in summer, because…