Traditional Maltese Pies
The Maltese love pies (‘torti’ is the plural in Maltese, with ‘torta’ being one pie). Apart from being delicious, these baked envelopes of pastry dough containing a number of possible savoury fillings are quite...
Category: Miscellaneuos
Rabbit Stew
Although many may find it unusual, considering rabbits to be mere fluffy pets, rabbit stew (stuffat tal-fenek) is considered to be Malta’s national signature dish. It is so popular in fact, that it has...
Maltese Children’s Traditional Rhymes
The first nursery rhymes (taqbiliet), and songs are sung to the children while they are still in the cradle, then later, as they rock on their parents knees, playing with a baby rattle (ċekċieka),...
Where do Maltese Nicknames come from?
One often hears that in many Maltese and Gozitan villages, most people are much better known by their nickname (laqam) rather than by their Christian name or surname. Nicknames have been used in the...
European Capital of Culture for 2018
Valletta, Malta’s capital city, was selected to be the European Capital of Culture (ECoC) in 2012, and will be hosting this title in 2018, together with the partner Dutch city of Leeuwarden. The name...
Typical Maltese Sweets & Pastries
Maltese food is a tasty mixture of many different influences coming from various countries. This is because throughout the centuries, the island of Malta was colonised by a number of cultures and civilisations. The...
