While these influences are visible, they culture still remains distinct. Albanian cuisine has been greatly influenced by Turkey, Greece, Armenia and Syria. “Albanians enjoy a variety of appetizers, soups, casseroles, pilaf, pies, stews, and desserts”, (www.everyculture.com). In many Albanian-American communities you can stumble across small shops which for instance will serve an Albanian style pie known as burek. These pies can be filled with meat, chicken, cheeses, milk, eggs, vegetables, etc. You can also find many small Albanian coffee shops. In these coffee shops you are guaranteed to find Turkish coffee, which the Albanians greatly enjoy. You may also stumble across “a variety of candies, cookies, custards, sweet breads, and preserves. They include halva , a confection made with sugar, flour, butter, maple syrup, water, oil, and nuts; te matur, a pastry filled with butter and syrup; baklava, a filo pastry made with nuts, sugar, and cinnamon; kadaif, a pastry made with shredded dough, butter, and walnuts; and lokume, a Turkish paste. Popular cookies include kurabie, a butter cookie made without liquid; finique , a filled cookie with many variations; and kuluraqka-kulure, Albanian "tea cookies.” While at these places you may hear the sound of music playing. It may sound quite similar to the sounds of Greek music. However when you listen closer, the music has a very unique sense of style, including…