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Maltese Cuisine

Maltese cuisine is an interesting mix of Sicilian, Italian, African, English and Mediterranean cuisine. Among the main courses there are delicious fish soups (’”aljotta” and “soppa ta’l-armla”), mixed vegetables prepared with eggs, ricotta cheese and “gbejniet”, the little cheese from Gozo; the “timpana”, a timbale made with pasta, beef and pork meat; the “ravjul, ravioli filled with ricotta cheese and served with tomato sauce; and the “ross fil-forn”,  rice cooked in the oven like a timbale, with crushed meat and beacon.

The most typical Maltese dish is the rabbit (fenek), cooked in many different ways: the “fenek biz zalza”, prepared with wine, onions and herbs and the “torta talfenek” a sort of pie. The typical dish served for dinner is called “fenkata” , which includes spaghetti with rabbit sauce, roasted or grilled rabbit, nuts and figs as dessert. Fish is present on every table in Malta, especially the  lampuka, prepared in a pie, and the “torta tal-lampuki”, which represents the local fish specialty. According to tradition this fish, known as the dolphin fish, is cooked in the oven with a sauce made with tomatoes, onions, black olives, capers, spinaches, eggs and nuts. Very tasty is also the octopus, stewed in red wine (“stufatt tal-qarnit”).  Another delicacy not to miss is bread, with a crispy crust and very smooth inside.                                                                                                                           


PastizziHereunder are some other typical dishes:
Putizza, the traditional Maltese snack, made of a thin layer of pasta filled with ricotta cheese or peas purée.
Aljotta, fish soup made with tomato, rice and lots of garlic.
Bragioli, smashed meat rolled and cooked in a red wine sauce.
Uabbajt, the typical Maltese torrone, flavoured with nuts and almonds, while the Mqaret are some diamond-shaped fried pastries filled with spiced pieces of dates.

It is not unusual to find in Malta restaurants which serve some good Italian dishes, especially pizza and pasta.

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