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Qifqi, oshaf and valley produce — where residents actually go, not what the souvenir shops sell.
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What people in Gjirokastër actually eat and where — the Drino-valley food identity that souvenir shops on the kalldrëm don't sell.
The town's own rice-and-mint fritter, tied to the summer folklore festival but eaten year-round.
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A winter dish that leans on the valley's own orchards.
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The valley farms the town, not the tourist strip, actually eats from.
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