Lepushë

Wild lily (Lilium martagon), Turk’s cap lily, or Martagon lily, known locally as bar tamthi, has traditionally been gathered in early to mid-summer from the alpine meadows by the Kelmendi community in Lëpushë, a mountainous village situ... Read more

People from the Kelmendi community living in the region of Kelmend in northern Albania have traditionally been gathering various wild plants and herbs for both food and medicine, including hart’s tongue fern (Phyllitis scolopendrium), known locally as bar mushknis&euml... Read more

Called nena in the local language, this plant (Chenopodium bonus-henricus) refers to a type of wild spinach that has been gathered traditionally between late spring and summer by the indigenous Kelmendi community living in the eponymous mountainous stretch along Albania and Mont... Read more

Raki thanit is a traditional alcoholic beverage made by people from the Shala community in the Shala region in Northern Albania. This local spirit is made by fermenting the rather acidic, dark ruby-red fruits of the wild Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas), called thana in th... Read more

Cherry plum raki is a traditional alcoholic beverage that has been exclusively prepared by the Shala community living in the Shala Valley in Northern Albania. To make the beverage, the local population gathers the small reddish-purple fruits of the cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera... Read more