Dishes to enjoy in Malta

The Maltese cuisine is complex and full of influences and traditions that go to compose more or less exotic dishes. Here are 4 to taste:
 

1- Pastizz

The pastizz is the Maltese street food par excellence; you can find pasta shops in every district and they are frequented especially during the morning. This is in fact the Maltese people's favourite snack for a mid-morning snack: basically it is a puff pastry filled with peas or ricotta cheese and then fried.

2- Gbejina

3- Qaghaq tal-ghasel

Thinking about sweets, besides the Turkish influence and therefore to find desserts similar to baklava, one of the most popular is the Qaghaq tal-ghasel, a typical Christmas cake, but now found everywhere all year round; they are honey pasta rings filled with carob syrup and figs.
 

4- The wines

Maltese wine is one of the typical products of the island. The climate, very similar to the Sicilian one, allows an excellent and rapid ripening of grapes and wines rich in colour and gradation. The native grape varieties such as Ghirgentina and Gellewza remain well anchored to traditions, but are flanked by international varieties such as the Italian Vermentino and Sangiovese, or the more classic Merlot, Syrah, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon.

These are just some of the delicacies to taste in Malta, do not miss the opportunity to taste them in person! Find now your flight to Malta with Jetcost!