| Tavë kosi or Tave Elbasani | |
| Name Lang: | sq |
| Alternate Name: | Elbasan tava, Tavë Elbasani, Tava e Elbasanit |
| Country: | Albania |
| National Cuisine: | Albanian |
| Course: | Main |
| Served: | Warm |
| Main Ingredient: | Lamb, yogurt with eggs (substituting soured milk), wheat flour, butter. |
| Minor Ingredient: | Rice |
| Variations: | Tavë kosi with chicken, Elbasan tava with Béchamel sauce |
Tavë kosi ("soured milk casserole") is a national dish in Albania. It is a dish of lamb (occasionally chicken, then called tavë kosi me mish pule) and rice baked with a mixture of yogurt and eggs (replacing the original soured milk) added to a roux (wheat flour and butter).[1] It is typically seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic and oregano.[2] The dish is also popular in Greece, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Turkey, where it is known as Elbasan tava (Albanian: Tavë Elbasani or Tava e Elbasanit), named after the Albanian city of Elbasan.