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My sixth full day in Albania continued with more amazing Albanian slow food at Mrizi i Zanave, an incredible farm to table agrotourism resort in Lezhë, Albania. Come along with me as I continue my tour of this amazing resort!
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My day at Mrizi i Zanave continued with lunch that afternoon. The owner, Altin, took me back into the kitchen, where I watched them make goose, quail, lamb shish kebabs, and even ice cream using coffee, blueberries, and honey! They also serve frozen blueberry juice on a blueberry tree stem!
I started with a ricotta, tomato, basil, and oil salad with crispy Albanian pite bread. The cheese was beautiful, delicate, soft, and sweet! We also had some dry and fruity white shesh wine.
Then, I tried the fiori di zucca, which is a deep-fried zucchini flower that has been battered with flour, eggs, and beer and stuffed with ricotta cheese. We eat it all the time in Italy!
Next was a purple potato with a fondue-like cheese. It was soft and earthy, and I loved the crispy outer layer of skin on the potato. The tomatoes were so juicy and in-season. They know it’s tomato season when the crickets and grasshoppers start chirping in the garden!
The sun-dried tomatoes soak in oil for 5 days. They have so much flesh, which absorbs the oil. The zucchini and okra were amazing, too. Then, I tried some blueberry yufka, which is a pasta dish similar to Italian tagliatelle. It’s covered in a rich, creamy purple sauce made from blueberries and fermented cow cream sauce!
Next was the sheep kebabs, which were fatty and juicy. The roasted goose was gamy and amazing, but the star was the sheep kebabs. Next was a yogurt cake with wild berries with a cookie crust that tasted like blueberry pie. I loved the crunchy, nutty crust. Then, I had the frozen blackberry juice on the stem, which was like a pure blackberry popsicle. It was so unique!
The blueberry ice cream and pine syrup was served inside a blackberry shell you break. The syrup is similar to honey. Then, I had some custard tart with berries, which was unreal! Then, we finished with coffee ice cream with roasted coffee beans. The ice cream was full of flavor and the beans were crunchy and phenomenal!
Then, we went to see how they make textiles and pottery in the village. Altin drove me 2 kilometers to a textile shop where a woman was weaving tablecloths. Her husband was making bread baskets using branches he has to find and put in the molds to weave. She weaves for 4-8 hours per day!
Then, we drove to another property to see some pottery be made. The man who owns the property, Vacilis, makes his own clay! He makes about 200 clay pots per day, as well as other shapes like cups and more. After he molds them, he puts them out in the sun to dry for a day. He makes piggy banks, vases, rakija pots, ashtrays, and more. A woman then paints them! He even made a huge shield with Skanderbeg on it!
Next, we went back to the hotel for dinner. My room was called The Horse. I loved the architecture and the way they had cut the stone away and put the glass windows in.
At dinner, I watched a violinist and pianist play music before we dug in. I started with some fresh juice on the same terrace as before. The vines were hung with lights and the sun was setting. We had a lot of the same appetizers as before, but we also had pork kebabs and baby goat. The pork was fantastic with the yogurt, and the baby goat flesh was so tender, it melted in my mouth. It was phenomenal!
What a day!
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