Lakrori Feast organized by the municipality of Korça, for the 14th year in a row, brought a festive atmosphere with lakrori/pie baked under the bell, other traditional dishes and beautiful Korça music in the village of Polena.The housekeepers of Polena in Korça got together to prepare lakrori under the lid, the unique cooking in the southeast area, outdoors. Lakrori is made of two phylo doughs filled with spinache, or onion and tomatoes, riccotta and eggs etc, baked outdoor under the lid, and it is still preserved in the old tradition of Korca.

In this celebration, traditional cooking was combined with folk dances, games and many other elements that preserve and promote the Korça tradition.

Citizens, visitors and tourists joined the celebration in the village of Polena, to enjoy freshly baked lakrori and to have fun in each other’s company.

This celebration is part of the activities organized by the municipality of Korça to promote the area, the tradition of Korça cuisine, and is an added value for the tourist season of this early September. “Lakrori feast” has turned into an annual tradition that turns Korça into the epicenter of tourist celebrations.For the participants this is a special holiday, as it shows not only their tradition but also tries to leave it to other generations.

/Klara Ruci/