Flia

🇬🇧 Flia aka Flija is a traditional dish of Northern Albania and Kosovo. Multi layered dough and cooked with a saç (thin metallic lid) on high temp on fire gives it a light smokey flavour. In my family, Flia has always been made with a caramelized walnut butter sauce in between layers which makes it ten times better. Ingredients are simple: flour, water and salt but it’s the distinctive technique that makes it special and taught from generation to generation making it local heritage. Flia means sacrifice and takes several hours of cooking, making it hard to find in most areas and is usually served with yogurt. 

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🇦🇱/ 🇽🇰 Flia ose Flija, ushqimi tradicional i Shqiperise se Veriut dhe Kosoves, disa shtresa brumi te pjekura me saç qe i jep shijen e vecante. Ne familjen time, flia prej vitesh gatuhet me arra te karamelizuara midis shtresave qe i jep nje shije edhe me te veçante. Brumi i flisë behet me miell, uje dhe kripe, perberes tej te thjeshte por eshte menyra e pjekjes qe e ben te vecante, duhen disa ore per ta pergatitur dhe hapesire per saçin qe tani e ben te veshtire gjetjen e kesaj pjate autoktone te trasheguar brez pas brezi. Flia ka kuptimin sakrificë dhe sherbehet me kos.