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THE PLANTHUNTER | Wild Cherries and Moonshine in the Albanian Alps

June 5, 2017

In remote northern Albania, wild cherries, plums and berries are at the heart of homemade raki, a traditional distillate sipped from morning onwards.

Read my full article with my photos on The Planthunter.

Filed Under: Agriculture, producers & foodsmiths, Food, Foraging, plants & wild edibles, Photography, Sustainability, Travel, Writing Tagged With: albania, raki, wild foods

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I’m an Australian writer based in Turin, Italy, covering food, sustainability and travel. Here you’ll find my online portfolio and journal, including my published writing and photography clips, plus pieces I’ve put together just for this site. Thanks for visiting!

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