The following is a list of dishes in

Maltese cuisine Maltese cuisine reflects Maltese history; it shows strong Italian influences as well as influences from Spanish, French, Provençal, and other Mediterranean cuisines, with some later British culinary influence. Having to import most of its foo ...

Appetizers

* Żebbuġ Mimli (pitted green olives stuffed with tuna mixture) * Fażola bajda bit-tewm u t-tursin (White beans with parsley, garlic and olive oil) * Ful bit-tewm *

Bigilla Bigilla is a traditional Maltese dish, made of mashed beans, olive oil, salt and red pepper. It is usually served as a dip. Tic beans, known in Malta as "ful ta' Ġirba" (Djerba beans), are used. These are similar to but smaller than broad be ...

(mashed "Tic beans "known in Malta as "Ful Ta' Ġirba" (Djerba beans)) * Galletti (Maltese

biscuit A biscuit is a flour-based baked and shaped food product. In most countries biscuits are typically hard, flat, and unleavened. They are usually sweet and may be made with sugar, chocolate, icing, jam, ginger, or cinnamon. They can also be ...

) * Bebbux (

escargot Snails are considered edible in many areas such as the Mediterranean region, Africa, or Southeast Asia, while in other cultures, snails are seen as a taboo food. In American English, edible land snails are also called escargot, taken from the Fren ...

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Soups

* Brodu (beef or chicken broth) * Minestra (Maltese version of minestrone, a thick soup of Italian origin made with vegetables) *

Kusksu Kusksu is a traditional Maltese soup made primarily from seasonal broad beans, small pasta beads, and fresh ġbejniet. Although similar in shape, the small pasta beads, known locally as kusksu, look like couscous, but this one tends to be light ...

(vegetable soup with small pasta beads called ''kusksu'' and fresh

broad bean ''Vicia faba'', commonly known as the broad bean, fava bean, or faba bean, is a species of vetch, a flowering plant in the pea and bean family Fabaceae. It is widely cultivated as a crop for human consumption, and also as a cover crop. Varieti ...

s in season) * Soppa tal-armla Widow's Soup (vegetable soup with fresh cheeselets and beaten eggs) *

Aljotta This is a list of notable soups. Soups have been made since Ancient history, ancient times. Some soups are served with large chunks of meat or vegetables left in the liquid, while others are served as a broth. A broth is a flavored liquid usua ...

(fish soup with plenty of garlic, herbs, and tomatoes) *

Kawlata Kawlata is a traditional Maltese vegetable soup. It is typically made with cabbage and pork, and consumed during the winter months. The first Maltese newspaper was called '' Il-kawlata maltija'' ("Maltese Medley"). During World War II, Kawlata was ...

(cabbage and pork soup)

Pasta and rice

* Imqarrun (macaroni, bolognese style meat sauce, and egg casserole) * Timpana (macaroni and tomato sauce casserole) * Ravjul (Ravioli and tomato sauxe) * Ross il-forn (baked rice) * Għaġin Grieg (small pasta beads with minced pork and cheese) * Froġa tat-tarja (fried

omelette In cuisine, an omelette (also spelled omelet) is a dish made from beaten eggs, fried with butter or oil in a frying pan (without stirring as in scrambled egg). It is quite common for the omelette to be folded around fillings such as chives, ve ...

with

vermicelli Vermicelli (; , , also , ) is a traditional type of pasta round in section similar to spaghetti. In English-speaking regions it is usually thinner than spaghetti, while in Italy it is typically thicker. The term ''vermicelli'' is also used to ...

pasta)

Meat

* Stuffat tal-fenek (

rabbit Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit speci ...

stew A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy. A stew needs to have raw ingredients added to the gravy. Ingredients in a stew can include any combination of vegetables and ...

) *

Fenek moqli The Fenek Monastery ( sr, Манастир Фенек, Manastir Fenek) is the male monastery in the eparchy of Srem of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The monastery is situated near the village of Јаkovo, 25 km from Belgrade, former Municipa ...

(fried rabbit) * Braġjoli (thin slices of meat that are stuffed and rolled as a

roulade A roulade () is a dish of filled rolled meat or pastry. Roulade can be savory or sweet. Swiss roll is an example of a sweet roulade. Traditionally found in various European cuisines, the term ''roulade'' originates from the French word ''ro ...

) * Laħam fuq il-fwar (steamed slices of

beef Beef is the culinary name for meat from cattle (''Bos taurus''). In prehistoric times, humankind hunted aurochs and later domesticated them. Since that time, numerous breeds of cattle have been bred specifically for the quality or quantity ...

) * Falda Mimlija (stuffed flank of

pork Pork is the culinary name for the meat of the domestic pig (''Sus domesticus''). It is the most commonly consumed meat worldwide, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BCE. Pork is eaten both freshly cooked and preserved; ...

) * Laħam taż-żiemel ( stallion meat, usually fried or baked in a white wine sauce) * Zalzett tal-Malti (a short, thick sausage made of pork, sea salt, black peppercorns, coriander seeds and parsley) * Mazzit (Maltese

blood sausage A blood sausage is a sausage filled with blood that is cooked or dried and mixed with a filler until it is thick enough to solidify when cooled. Most commonly, the blood of pigs, sheep, lamb, cow, chicken, or goose is used. In Europe and the A ...

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Fish

* Lampuka * Stuffat tal-qarnit ( octopus stew) * Qarnit bit-tewm (octopus with garlic) * Klamari mimlija (stuffed

Calamari Squid is eaten in many cuisines; in English, the culinary name calamari is often used for squid dishes.'' Oxford English Dictionary'', 3rd edition, 2002''s.v.''/ref> There are many ways to prepare and cook squid. Fried squid is common in the ...

) * Pixxispad (fried

swordfish Swordfish (''Xiphias gladius''), also known as broadbills in some countries, are large, highly migratory predatory fish characterized by a long, flat, pointed bill. They are a popular sport fish of the billfish category, though elusive. Swordfis ...

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Eggs and cheeses

Ġbejna Ġbejna (, plural ''ġbejniet'') is the diminutive of the Maltese word ġobna, which means "cheese"; it is synonymous with the Maltese English word "cheeselet", i.e. "little cheese". The rest of the article describes 'Ġbejna tan-nagħaġ', a t ...

(a small round cheese) * Froġa (

with

ġbejna Ġbejna (, plural ') is the diminutive of the Maltese word , which means "cheese"; it is synonymous with the Maltese English word "cheeselet", i.e. "little cheese". The rest of the article describes '', a type of Maltese cheeselet made in Malta ...

broad beans ''Vicia faba'', commonly known as the broad bean, fava bean, or faba bean, is a species of vetch, a flowering plant in the pea and bean family Fabaceae. It is widely cultivated as a crop for human consumption, and also as a cover crop. Var ...

or meat) * Balbuljata ( scrambled eggs cooked with tomatoes and onions)

Vegetables and sauces

Qargħa Bagħli Mimli (Stuffed marrows - Maltese Style)

* Qarabagħli mimli (stuffed

courgette The zucchini (; plural: zucchini or zucchinis), courgette (; plural: courgettes) or baby marrow (''Cucurbita pepo'') is a summer squash, a vining herbaceous plant whose fruit are harvested when their immature seeds and epicarp (rind) are stil ...

) * Brunġiel mimli (stuffed

aubergine Eggplant ( US, Canada), aubergine ( UK, Ireland) or brinjal (Indian subcontinent, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa) is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae. ''Solanum melongena'' is grown worldwide for its edible fruit. Mos ...

) * Bżar mimli (

stuffed peppers Stuffed peppers is a dish common in many cuisines. It consists of hollowed or halved peppers filled with any of a variety of fillings, often including meat, vegetables, cheese, rice, or sauce. The dish is usually assembled by filling the cavitie ...

) * Patata l-Forn (baked sliced

potatoes The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern United ...

) * Kapunata * Aljoli (arjoli) (Maltese

Aioli Aioli, allioli or aïoli ( or ; Provençal oc, alhòli or ''aiòli'' ; ca, allioli ; es, alioli ) is a cold sauce consisting of an emulsion of garlic and olive oil; it is found in the cuisines of the northwest Mediterranean, from Andalusia ...

which contains no egg) * Qaqocc Mimli (stuffed

artichokes The globe artichoke (''Cynara cardunculus'' var. ''scolymus'' ),Rottenberg, A., and D. Zohary, 1996: "The wild ancestry of the cultivated artichoke." Genet. Res. Crop Evol. 43, 53–58. also known by the names French artichoke and green articho ...

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Savoury pastries

* Torta tal-irkotta (

ricotta Ricotta ( in Italian) is an Italian whey cheese made from sheep, cow, goat, or Italian water buffalo milk whey left over from the production of other cheeses. Like other whey cheeses, it is made by coagulating the proteins that remain after the ...

pie) * Sfineġ (vegetable, fish or cheese

fritters A fritter is a portion of meat, seafood, fruit, vegetables or other ingredients which have been battered or breaded, or just a portion of dough without further ingredients, that is deep-fried. Fritters are prepared in both sweet and savory var ...

); * Pastizzi * Qassatat ( qassata) * Torti tar-ross u l-qargħa ħamra (rice and pumpkin pie)

Bread

* Ħobża tal-Malti * Ftira (a Maltese

flatbread A flatbread is a bread made with flour; water, milk, yogurt, or other liquid; and salt, and then thoroughly rolled into flattened dough. Many flatbreads are unleavened, although some are leavened, such as pizza and pita bread. Flatbreads ran ...

) * Ħobż biż-żejt u t-tadam (bread with olive oil and tomato) * Ftira Għawdxija * Qagħaq tal-Appostli

Sweets

* Qagħaq tal-ħmira (soft sweet

bagel A bagel ( yi, בײגל, translit=beygl; pl, bajgiel; also spelled beigel) is a bread roll originating in the Jewish communities of Poland. It is traditionally shaped by hand into a roughly hand-sized ring from yeasted wheat dough that is first ...

shape cake with a hint of aniseed, topped with sesame seeds) * Imqaret (deep fried diamond-shaped pastry)Proceedings of the First Congress on Mediterranean Studies of Arbo-Berber Influence, Micheline Galley, David R. Marshall, Société nationale d'édition et de diffusion, 1973 * Kannoli tal-irkotta (ricotta filled fried crisp pastry tubes) * Ravjul moqli (sweet

toasted ravioli Toast most commonly refers to: * Toast (food), bread browned with dry heat * Toast (honor), a ritual in which a drink is taken Toast may also refer to: Places * Toast, North Carolina, a census-designated place in the United States Books * ''T ...

) * Torti tat-tamal (date and cocoa tart) * Torti tal-marmorat (

almond The almond (''Prunus amygdalus'', syn. ''Prunus dulcis'') is a species of tree native to Iran and surrounding countries, including the Levant. The almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree. Within the genus ...

and chocolate pie) * Ħelwa tat-Tork (nut studded sesame seed and sugar

halva Halva (also halvah, halwa, and other spellings, Persian : حلوا) is a type of confectionery originating from Persia and widely spread throughout the Middle East. The name is used for a broad variety of recipes, generally a thick paste made f ...

) * Pudina tal-ħobż (baked

bread pudding Bread pudding is a bread-based dessert popular in many countries' cuisines. It is made with stale bread and milk or cream, generally containing eggs, a form of fat such as oil, butter or suet and, depending on whether the pudding is sweet o ...

with raisins and cocoa powder) * Prinjolata (Carnival sweet, made of biscuit and sponge cake covered with frosting and decorated with glacè cherries and melted chocolate) * Kwareżimal (Lenten almond biscuit scented with the zest of orange, lemon and Maltese mixed spice, cinnamon and orange blossom) * Ftira tar-Randan (Lenten honey drizzled squares of crisp deep fried pastry) * Karamelli tal-ħarrub (Lenten hard candy flavoured with carob) * Figolla (Easter icing-coated biscuit stuffed with a mixture of sweet ground almonds called ''intrita'') * Ħobża ta' San Martin (sweet

bread roll Bread is a staple food prepared from a dough of flour (usually wheat) and water, usually by baking. Throughout recorded history and around the world, it has been an important part of many cultures' diet. It is one of the oldest human-made foo ...

, sweetened with

mastic Mastic may refer to: Adhesives and pastes *Mastic (plant resin) *Mastic asphalt, or asphalt, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid * Mastic cold porcelain, or salt ceramic, is a traditional salt-based modeling clay. *Mastic, high-grade con ...

associated with

Saint Martin's Day Saint Martin's Day or Martinmas, sometimes historically called Old Halloween or Old Hallowmas Eve, is the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours and is celebrated in the liturgical year on 11 November. In the Middle Ages and early modern period, it w ...

) * Qagħaq tal-għasel or tal-Qastanija (Christmas sweet rings made from a light pastry with a filling made of treacle, honey, semolina, citrus zest, cinnamon and cloves) * Għadam tal-mejtin (Pastry shaped in the form of a bone filled with

almond paste Almond paste is made from ground almonds or almond meal and sugar in equal quantities, with small amounts of cooking oil, beaten eggs, heavy cream or corn syrup added as a binder. It is similar to ''marzipan'', but has a coarser texture. Almond pas ...

) * Zeppoli

Beverages

* Ġulepp tal-ħarrub (Carob Syrup) * Imbuljuta (Chestnut, Tangerine zest and Cocoa Drink) * Kafè (coffee boiled with

aniseed Anise (; '), also called aniseed or rarely anix is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae native to Eurasia. The flavor and aroma of its seeds have similarities with some other spices and herbs, such as star anise, fennel, licorice, and tar ...

cinnamon sticks Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus ''Cinnamomum''. Cinnamon is used mainly as an aromatic condiment and flavouring additive in a wide variety of cuisines, sweet and savoury dishes, breakfas ...

and/or rosewater) * Ruġġata (a drink made from cinnamon, vanilla, bitter almonds, sugar, water and milk similar to Italian 'orzata') * Te fit-Tazza (A local variety of Builder's Tea, traditionally served with condensed milk and sweetened in a glass) *

Kinnie Kinnie () is a Maltese bittersweet carbonated soft drink brewed from bitter oranges and extracts of wormwood. It was first introduced in 1952 by the brewery Simonds Farsons Cisk, and continued to be produced by Farsons in Attard, Malta. Kinnie ...

(A bittersweet soft drink) * Bajtra (a Opuntia ficus-indica, prickly pear-based liqueur)

References

External links

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