| Country: | Kosovo, Albania |
| National Cuisine: | Albanian cuisine |
| Creators: | --> |
| Main Ingredient: | Flour, water, salt |
| Minor Ingredient: | Butter, yogurt, oil, eggs, nuts |
| Serving Size: | 100 g |
| No Recipes: | false |
Flia or flija (Albanian indefinite form: fli) is an Albanian dish typical of northern Albania and of the cuisine of Kosovo.[1] [2] [3] It consists of multiple crêpe-like layers brushed with cream and served with sour cream and butter. The name translates to "sacrifice" (see fli).
March 17, which falls within the traditional Albanian festivities of Verëza (spring equinox), is recognized as "Flia Day" in which families invite their relatives for preparing and eating flia. Some theorize that the shape of the flia is meant to be a figurative representation of the Sun (Albanian Dielli).[4]
Flia requires very simple ingredients: flour, water, butter, yogurt, eggs, oil and salt. Some variations use kaymak as the filling instead.[5] The main ingredients (flour, water and salt) are mixed together until they become like pancake batter. Layers of batter are baked using a saq which is a spherical metal lid used for baking.