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| Queen Elizabeth II while tasting a kind of dish |
Flags are lowered at half-mast yesterday in Britain in all public service buildings, and while the whole world is writing about her, we are presenting an interesting fact in the connection of Queen Elizabeth II with the Albanians.
"The Queen of England met the Queen of the Lake". These are the words of Queen Elizabeth of England many years ago.
While on her historic visit to Lake Ohrid, she tasted a particular fish known as Koran (a species of trout family) and the craftsmanship of Pogradec cooking.
Since then, Koran fish has become an almost inseparable part of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's menu.
Therefore, representatives of the Royal Palace Kitchen sent special orders for fresh and wild koran from Lake Ohrid, this was the request of Queen Elizabeth herself, local media reports.
The Koran of the Pogradec lake is not only unique in Albania but also in the world. It is not only notable for its taste, quite different from all varieties of wild fish of the sea lake. But also for its nutritional values, good for the organism.
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| Koran fish about 300 grams held by a man's left hand |
Known as the famous Pogradec fish, the craftsmanship of this area in its preparation is equally unique.
It is impossible not to have tried the Pogradec dishes of the Koran, and not to have licked your fingers.
Delicious casserole with dried onions, Fisherman's casserole with vegetables, wonderful walnut casserole, or salted Koran in casserole.
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| Koran Fish Casserole with Nuts |
A real cooking skill that awakens the true love of taste inside the stomach.
Not for nothing, Her Majesty prefers the Koran Pogradec on her delicate food menu.
Koran is considered the most ancient fish of Lake Pogradec.
It differs from other types of trout. Which live in the upper stream of the rivers of our country and in the lake of Shkodra because the paired feathers are a little longer.
Single feathers are slightly lower. The trunk of the tail is taller, there is a greater number of wavy spines on the first whorl.
Unfortunately, in recent years, the Koran fish generation is suffering its decline, risking extinction because of illegal fishing.
A few years ago, the prestigious magazine "National Geographic" in an article raised the concern that the Koran is in danger.
One of the world's oldest and rarest marine species is on the verge of extinction.
American scientists called on their colleagues in the Balkans to face this natural disaster.
According to the study of the American magazine, only the Albanian part extracts from the lake about 80 tons of koran per year.