Cookbook:Cuisine of Malta
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Maltese cuisine is the result of a long relationship between the Islanders and the many foreigners who made Malta their home over the centuries. This marriage of tastes has given Malta an eclectic mix of Mediterranean cooking. Many popular Maltese specialities are Italian/Sicilian or Moorish in origin.
Maltese cuisine is, nowadays, still popular in households and restaurants in Malta, but is by no means the main gastronomical form present on the island. Rather, it is a traditional form of cuisine, which was prepared more exclusively in past centuries and has now become a part of a much more varied diet followed by the Maltese people. Indeed, the Maltese enjoy a Mediterranean diet, with heavy Italian influences. However, for the purposes of this article, Maltese cuisine is seen to be the more traditional form of Maltese cooking, which is still present on the island, but which has now been joined by other different types of cuisine and influences, which are also an integral part of the Maltese diet.
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[edit] Recipes
Following is a list of some Maltese dishes, divided into general categories.
[edit] Soup
- Aljotta (Maltese fish soup)
- Brodu (Maltese broth)
- Brodu tac-Canga (Maltese beef broth)
- Kawlata
- Kusksu (Maltese broad bean pasta soup)
- Minestra (Maltese vegetable soup)
- Soppa ta' l-Armla (Maltese widow's soup)
[edit] Pasta and Rice
- Mqarrun il-Forn (Maltese baked macaroni)
- Ravjul (Maltese ravioli)
- Ross il-Forn (Maltese baked rice)
- Spaghetti biz-Zalza tal-Qarnit (Maltese spaghetti with octopus sauce)
- Tarja bil-Bajd (Maltese fried noodles with eggs)
- Timpana (Maltese pastry-covered baked macaroni)
[edit] Meat
- Bragjoli (Maltese beef olives)
- Falda tal-Majjal Mimlija (Maltese stuffed pork flank)
- Fenek Moqli (Maltese rabbit)
- Fenek bit-Tewm u l-Inbid (Maltese rabbit with garlic and wine)
- Pulpetti
- Laham taz-ziemel (Maltese stallion meat)
- Zalzett tal-Malti (Maltese sausage)
[edit] Poultry
[edit] Fish & Seafood
- Accjola (Maltese amber jack)
- Cerna (Maltese grouper)
- Denci (Maltese dentix)
- Dott (Maltese stone bass)
- Fanfri (Maltese pilot fish)
- Lampuka (Maltese dorado)
- Lampuki Moqlija (Maltese fried dorado)
- Pixxispad (Maltese swordfish)
- Qarnit (Maltese octopus)
- Sargu (Maltese white bream)
- Spinotta (Maltese bass)
- Trill (Maltese red mullet)
[edit] Pies
- Torta tal-Brungiel u l-Ikkapuljat (Maltese eggplant and minced meat pie)
- Torta tal-Fenek (Maltese rabbit pie)
- Torta tal-Irkotta (Maltese ricotta pie)
- Torta tal-Laham (Maltese meat pie)
- Torta tal-Lampuki (Maltese lampuki pie)
- Torta tal-Qargha Hamra (Maltese pumpkin pie)
- Torta tal-Qastan (Maltese chestnut pie)
[edit] Stews
- Stuffat tac-Canga (Maltese beef stew)
- Stuffat tal-Fenek (Maltese rabbit stew)
- Stuffat tal-Majjal (Maltese pork stew)
- Stuffat tal-Qaqocc (Maltese artichoke stew)
- Stuffat tal-Qarnit (Maltese octopus stew)
[edit] Vegetables
- Barbuljata (Maltese scrambled eggs)
- Bigilla (Maltese bean dip)
- Brungiel Mimli (Maltese stuffed eggplants)
- Bzar Ahdar Mimlija (Maltese stuffed green peppers)
- Froga (Maltese omelette)
- Kapunata (Maltese ratatouille)
- Qaqocc Mimli (Maltese stuffed artichokes)
- Qargha Baghli Mimli (Maltese stuffed baby marrows)
[edit] Pastry
- Imqaret (Maltese date slices)
- Kannoli (Maltese cream pastry)
- Pastizzi (Maltese pastry filled with ricotta or peas)
- Qassatat (Maltese pastry filled with ricotta or peas)
- Qassatat tal-Incova (Maltese pastry filled anchovies)
[edit] Cheese
- Gbejna (Maltese cheeselet (hard))
- Gbejna tal-Bzar (Maltese peppered cheeselet (hard))
- Gbejna Mghoxxa (Maltese cheeselet (soft))
[edit] Bread
- Galletti (Maltese water biscuits)
- Hobza tal-Malti (Maltese bread)
- Hobz biz-Zejt (Maltese bruschetta)
[edit] Snacks
[edit] Sweets
- Biskutell
- Biskuttini tal-Lewz (Maltese almond macaroons)
- Figolla (Maltese Easter sweet)
- Helwa tat-Tork (Maltese Turk's sweet)
- Krustini (Maltese country biscuits)
- Kwarezimal (Maltese Lent sweet)
- Ottu tal-Gunglien (Maltese figures of eight)
- Pudina tal-Hobz (Maltese bread pudding)
- Qaghaq tal-Ghasel (Maltese treacle)
- Qubbajt

