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Speak Shqip: Menu decoder

03 Jul 2025

This should help you figure out what just slipped down your throat.

Meat & Fish
biftek - beef
derr - pork
fruta deti - sea food
gjuhës - sole fish
karkaleca deti - prawns
levrek - bass
merluc - codfish
mish qengji - lamb
mish viçi - veal
peshk - fish
pulë - chicken
sallam - sausage
salmon - salmon
troftë - trout

Fruits & Vegetables
banane - banana
domate - tomatoes
karrota - carrot
kërpudha - mushrooms
lakër - cabbage
mollë - apple
patëllxhane - eggplant
portokalle - orange
speca - peppers

Drinks
birrë - beer
leng - juice
ujë - water
verë - wine

Common dishes
Byrek - pie with cheese, meat or herbs Patate të skuqura - french fries
Tavë kosi - baked lamb, yogurt and eggs
Fërgesë - fried minced lamb or liver, feta cheese and garlic
Speca të mbushur - stuffed peppers, feta cheese, herbs


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