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A typical serving of kusksu made with seasonal broad beans. Malta's history and geography had an important influence on its cuisine. Having to import most of its foodstuffs, being positioned along important trade routes, and having to cater for the resident foreign powers who ruled the islands, opened Maltese cuisine to outside influences from very early on.
Minestra (Maltese version of minestrone, a thick soup of Italian origin made with vegetables) Kusksu (vegetable soup with small pasta beads called kusksu and fresh broad beans in season) Soppa tal-armla Widow's Soup (vegetable soup with fresh cheeselets and beaten eggs) Aljotta (fish soup with plenty of garlic, herbs, and tomatoes)
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Stuffat tal-Fenek is a type of rabbit stew in Maltese cuisine. [1] It is the national dish of Malta. [1] [2] It is typically slow-cooked or braised with wine, tomatoes, garlic, bay leaves, cloves, salt, pepper and vegetables.
Ftira is a ring-shaped, leavened, Maltese bread, usually eaten with fillings such as sardines, tuna, potato, fresh tomato, onion, capers and olives. [1] Regional variations include Gozo ftira, which is served more like a pizza than a sandwich.
Kusksu [needs IPA] 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, [1] but this one tends to be lighter and fluffier in texture.
Bigilla is a traditional Maltese dish, made of mashed beans, olive oil, salt and red pepper. [1] 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 beans, with a darker and harder skin.
Maltese bread (Maltese: Il-Ħobż tal-Malti, tal-malti) is a crusty sourdough bread from Malta, usually baked in wood ovens. [1] It is typically eaten with spread olive oil (Ħobż biż-żejt), where the bread is rubbed with tomatoes (as with the Catalan pa amb tomàquet) or tomato paste, drizzled with olive oil and filled with a choice or mix of tuna, olives, capers, onion, bigilla and ...