Lakror festival/ The traditional food of Korça comes from the housewives of Polena

2024-08-04 22:00:00, Qyteti im CNA

Cabbage baked in saç, one of the most popular traditional dishes of the Korça area, has attracted the attention of tourists and visitors for years.

This home cooking with two dough noodles and different fillings that is baked in the saç has become very popular, while the village of Polen has turned into the center of the lakror festival.

Every summer, the housewives of Polena get together and offer this dish, the preparation of which they have inherited in the family, to the participants of the Lakror festival, who also have the opportunity to see its preparation in addition to tasting it.

Lakror festival/ The traditional food of Korça comes from the housewives

"We always come to Polena because we have friends and family. The organization is very nice, everything looks perfect for both children and adults. The cabbage we tasted was very good", said one of the housewives.

"We came to participate in this celebration in Polena that is held every year by the municipality. Polena is a host village. Polenake preserves the tradition of providing winter comforts and the dishes are very special. We tried some of the leeks, with pumpkin, with leeks, with onions and tomatoes, they were all excellent. I am more pleased with the fact that this holiday brings us all together, because people don't just come to eat lakoro, but also to meet each other, after they have left, they are exiles, they have memories and this makes the holiday more enjoyable .

Lakror festival/ The traditional food of Korça comes from the housewives

What makes lakrori special is the pleasure that it is cooked with the heart, and when it is cooked with the heart, it is very tasty. I have been preparing cabbage since I was 12 years old. We were 5 children and I cooked, as my mother went to work. I inherited the tradition from my daughter and my daughter-in-law.

The secret of the two-leaf cabbage is in the baking. Baking has its secret. You have to leave it in the hair for 15 to 20 minutes to fully ripen. I have been roasting cabbage in saç for many years.

Lakror festival/ The traditional food of Korça comes from the housewives

To ensure the roasting in the saç, you need to find dry branches of the vines, because they hold fire", declared another housewife.

In Korça, cooking cabbage in saç is an early tradition and especially in the villages it is still preserved, while for years it has become one of the most beloved local holidays./ CNA