Përmet, southern AlbaniaFrom southern Albania
There is room at the table.
Albanian Ritual. Mountain tea, gliko from Përmet and the pantry of southern Albania.
One more cup. One more chair.

PËRMET GLIKO
A small plate, before the conversation.
Përmet, southern Albania
Përmet, southern Albania
Përmet, southern Albania
Përmet, southern Albania
Përmet, southern Albania
For someone else’s table
For the next table.
The box is opened somewhere else. The tea goes on; a jar is passed around.
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Here in Këlcyrë.
Our jars, photographed in August. Walnut, cherry, orange and fig.
Meet the gliko tradition →

Malenki / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized; display crop.The Not-for-Sale Mountain
The land is not for sale. The ritual is yours.
We are in Këlcyrë, in the Vjosa Valley. Përmet is upriver. The names on our jars belong to places with a life beyond them.
Read the story →Field notes
Notes from the valley.

Gliko of Përmet: Slow Food Presidium and Sourcing Facts
Malenki / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized; display crop.
What is Albanian gliko, and how is it served?

How to brew Albanian mountain tea by simmering
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