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The impact of ottoman culture in gastronomy

ALBANIANS USE IN THEIR DAILY was first shown in the XIX and XX century when

people started to give more importance to

cooking delicious dishes. This is the main reason

LIFE
why Albania was influences a lot by the Ottoman

empire, because it did not have a variation of

traditional food of its own since before being

conquered by the ottomans.

For five hundred years Albanians got used to

Penxhere-Dritare. Aksham-Mbremje
learning and writing the ottoman language with
Avash-Ngadale Zarar-Dem, Faj
the Arabic alphabet. Despite the effort of
Cardak-Kopsht Avlli-Mbi mur
different Albanian intellectuals such as: Naim
Hakikat-Respekt Qebap-Hell
Frasheri, Sami Frasheri, Neum Veqilharxhi etj to
Xhade-Rruge Nashti-Tani
make Albanian language “clear” and without
Haber-Lajm Pazar-Treg
neologisms from other languages by creating
Inshallah-Dashte Zoti Siklet-Ngushtim
new words, we still use words inherited by the
Muhabet-Bisede Llafe-fjale
time Albanian was under the Ottoman conquer.
Saber-Durim Lezet-Qejf
The Ottoman Empire has as its official religion
Sahan-Pjate Sabah-Mengjes
the Islam, which was the base of the empire.
Hajat-Korridor Halis-I sinqerte
Meanwhile, in Albania the religion was
Masraf-Teprim Dynja-Bote
Christianity. After the Ottoman invasion, most
Hata-Gjeme Kasaphane-Kaos
Albanians converted into Islam so that they
Mysafir-I ftuar Qilim-Tapet
wouldn’t have to pay special taxes for their
Tamam-Ne rregull Adalet-Drejtesi
THE IMPACT OF OTTOMAN INVASION
religion and most importantly so they could be
Tenxhere-Ene kuzhine Dollap-Raft
part of the intellectuals of the Empire,
Majmun-Lloj kafshe Xhezve-Ene kuzhine

Filxhan-Gote Araba-Makine
Viziers(ministers) etc. IN ALBANIAN CULTURE

Markuc-Tub plastic Kurnac-Doreshtrenguar

Bardak-Gote Sahat-Ore

Worked by: Vanesa Meci

& Rahime Braho

 INTRODUCTION

During the half millennium of Ottoman rule in their

lands, Albanians, in very difficult conditions, were

METHODOLOGY
able to preserve their ethnic, linguistic and cultural

identity as a people, at a time when they had not

yet been formed as a separate nation.” So,

Albanians were able to preserve their identity

before 600 years, even though "they were not yet

formed as a separate nation", while they are so

To make our research more accurate, first we
fluid and so changeable when it comes to a close
decided to study more about the Ottoman
heritage, stratified for 500 years in turn.
invasion in Albania; how did the Ottomans
Specifically, Ottoman culture has its traces in
accomplish bending the Albanians after all
Albania and this is necessarily related to our
those years fighting for their country. Then, we
history. Whether we like it or not, Ottoman
analyzed the characteristics of Albanian
influences are already part of our heritage: values,

customs, traditions, beliefs, material culture,

culture before the Ottoman Empire conquered

Albania. With characteristics we imply the

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folklore, art, music, clothing, architecture and way
culture, traditional dishes, habits, language
of life. The Ottoman influence in Albania is greater
etc. What we did next, was analyzing the
than any other kind of influence, due to the fact
current culture of Albania, religion, gastronomy
that Albania has been part of an Ottoman cultural
and our language.
mosaic for 500 years. To deny this influence means
The beneficial part of our project was
to deny the Albanian heritage, means to cultivate
comparing these characteristics of current
an ahistorical ideology, which is completely wrong.
Albanian culture and pre-Ottoman Albanian

culture. Our hypothesis was that our country’s

culture has changed a lot in many aspects

including:

1. Linguistics

2. Gastronomy

3. Religion

Considering that the Ottoman rule lasted for

more than five hundred years we anticipated

that the

results would match with our expectations.