Maltese cuisine is made up of many small savory delicacies to taste in case of a little hunger or as a starter. Pastizzi, for example, are traditional popular delicacies filled with ricotta or peas. Bigilla, on the other hand, is a spicy broad bean pâté that is eaten as a starter with Maltese bread. Are you a soup lover? Good news:in Malta, they are one of the essential specialties! For example, try the kusksu, a soup made with peas and fresh broad bean paste, served with gbejniet, a typical goat's cheese.
Maltese specialties are often meat-based. Brungiel mimli are aubergines stuffed with beef and pork, while bragioli look like a thinly sliced beef paupiette cooked in a wine sauce. A must in Malta:the timpana. This dish based on macaroni and minced meat is particularly economical, but delicious! If you like fish, be sure to try the torta-tal-lampuki:this sea bream-like fish is served in a crust with spinach, cauliflower and walnuts. Simply delicious! During your stay, you can also stock up on seafood, fried or stuffed, but also octopus, which is eaten with a tomato sauce.
Maltese desserts are quite hearty. Among the most famous sweet specialties, qubbajt, nougat, is unmissable. The figolli is a dry cake with almond paste and lemon. Do you want freshness? Indulge in the prinjolata, a cake made with spoon biscuits, glazed cherries and pine nuts. To accompany your meal, Maltese wine, red or white, is delicious. Dare to taste the kinnie, the local drink:made from bitter oranges, it has its fans... and its detractors
