Traditional Maltese cuisine
Maltese food is quite simple and depends a lot on the time of year. For example, in the summer you can try imqarrun (baked pasta), and in the winter - minestra (thick vegetable soup).
Food in Malta
The diet of the Maltese is made up of seafood, fish, vegetables, legumes. Among the traditional Maltese dishes, you should definitely try rabbit Stew (rabbit stew), bragioli (beef meat rolls), kapunata (vegetable stew), gbejna (goat or sheep cheese soup), bigilla (broad bean and garlic pate) , pastizzi (puff pastry stuffed with curd ricotta), aljotta (fish soup), quarnit mimli (octopus with pasta or spaghetti).
And those with a sweet tooth can enjoy a chilled dessert based on candied fruits, cream, ice cream and whipped cream; candied almond mixture (helwa tat-tork); fried rolls of dough stuffed with ricotta (kannoli).
On a Sunday morning, you should visit the fish market, where you can buy fish such as sea bass, red mullet, zuban, grouper, stone fish, gruster (for example, in the autumn months, swordfish and tuna are sold on the market, and a little later - dorado fish ).
Food in Malta is not cheap, but the range of prices in various catering establishments is such that they can satisfy people of all tastes and financial capabilities..
Where to eat in Malta? At your service:
- fast food restaurants (Subway, Burger King, McDonalds);
- pizzerias (here you can order pizza, pasta, grilled meat);
- restaurants where you can taste British cuisine;
- cafes and restaurants where you can order traditional Maltese cuisine.
Drinks in Malta
Popular Maltese drinks are kinnie (soda with a bitter orange flavor), beer, wine, “cactus” (maltese liqueur).
Beer lovers should try such beers as Hopleaf, Blue Label Ale, Shandy, Lacto. And wine lovers should enjoy the taste of Palazzo Verdala, Merlot, La Valette, Cabernet Sauvignon.
Food tour to Malta
If you wish, you can go on a special tour of Malta, during which you will visit famous wineries and wine cellars. Here you will learn about the peculiarities of making local wine, taste different types of wine and taste traditional Maltese snacks.
Arriving in Malta, you will get acquainted with the traditions of the national cuisine, which includes elements of the culinary skills of the islanders and a number of other countries in Africa and Mediterranean Europe..
