List of Maltese dishes

The following is a list of dishes in Maltese cuisine:

Appetizers

ÃÂ»ebbuÃÂ¡ mimli (pitted green olives stuffed with tuna mixture)
FaÃÂ¼ola bajda bit-tewm u t-tursin (white beans with parsley, garlic and olive oil)
Ful bit-tewm
Bigilla (mashed "Tic beans "known in Malta as "Ful Ta' ÃÂ irba" (Djerba beans))
Galletti (Maltese biscuit)
Bebbux (escargot)
Arjoli (dip, a Maltese version of aioli without eggs but with added breadcrumbs/crushed galletti, tomato paste and various other pureed ingredients such as olives, capers, onions and anchovies, and herbs such as mint and parsley)

Soups

Brodu (beef or chicken broth)
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)
Kawlata (cabbage and pork soup)

Pasta and rice

Imqarrun (macaroni, Bolognese-style meat sauce, and egg casserole)
Timpana (macaroni and tomato sauce casserole)
Ravjul (ravioli and tomato sauce)
Ross il-forn (baked rice)
GÃÂ§aÃÂ¡in grieg (small pasta beads with minced pork and cheese)
FroÃÂ¡a tat-tarja (fried omelette with vermicelli pasta)
Spagetti biz-zalza tal-fenek (spaghetti with rabbit sauce)

Meat

Stuffat tal-fenek (rabbit stew)
Fenek moqli (fried rabbit)
BraÃÂ¡joli (thin slices of meat that are stuffed and rolled as a roulade)
LaÃÂ§am fuq il-fwar (steamed slices of beef)
Falda Mimlija (stuffed flank of pork)
LaÃÂ§am taÃÂ¼-ÃÂ¼iemel (stallion meat, usually fried or baked in a white wine sauce)
Zalzett tal-Malti (a short, thick sausage made of pork, sea salt, black peppercorns, coriander seeds and parsley)
Mazzit (Maltese blood sausage)

Fish

Eggs and cheeses

ÃÂ bejna (plural '), a small round cheese, varieties of which include:

ÃÂ bejna friski ("fresh ÃÂ¡bejna") Ã¢ÂÂ fresh, soft cheese stored in its natural state, without whey, with a similar taste to mozzarella

ÃÂ bejna tal-ilma ("ÃÂ¡bejna in water") Ã¢ÂÂ ÃÂ¡bejna preserved in whey

ÃÂ bejna maÃÂ§sula Ã¢ÂÂ ÃÂ¡bejna rubbed with salt

ÃÂ bejna tal-bÃÂ¼ar Ã¢ÂÂ ÃÂ¡bejna coated in pepper

ÃÂ bejna tal-ÃÂ¼ejt Ã¢ÂÂ dried ÃÂ¡bejna, often with pepper, and preserved in oil, sometimes with wine vinegar

ÃÂ bejna moxxi Ã¢ÂÂ sun-dried ÃÂ¡bejna

ÃÂ bejna t'GÃÂ§awdex Ã¢ÂÂ sun-dried ÃÂ¡bejna from Gozo

ÃÂ bejna bajda Ã¢ÂÂ white ÃÂ¡bejna

ÃÂ bejna mÃÂ§awra Ã¢ÂÂ ÃÂ¡bejna with mixed herbs

ÃÂ bejna tal-ÃÂ§abaq Ã¢ÂÂ ÃÂ¡bejna with basil

ÃÂ bejna sagÃÂ§tar u kosbor Ã¢ÂÂ ÃÂ¡bejna with thyme and coriander

FroÃÂ¡a (omelette with ÃÂ¡bejna, broad beans or meat)

Balbuljata (scrambled eggs cooked with tomatoes and onions)

Vegetable-based entrees and side dishes

QargÃÂ§abagÃÂ§li mimli (stuffed marrows)

QarabagÃÂ§li mimli (stuffed courgette)

BrunÃÂ¡iel mimli (stuffed aubergine)

BÃÂ¼ar mimli (stuffed peppers)

Patata l-forn (baked sliced potatoes)

Kapunata

QaqoÃÂÃÂ mimli (stuffed artichokes)

Tadam mimli (cold summer dish, tomatoes stuffed with cold rice salad, mayo, olives, capers)

Savoury pastries

Torta tal-irkotta (ricotta pie)

SfineÃÂ¡ (vegetable, fish or cheese fritters);

Pastizzi

Qassatat ()

Torti tar-ross u l-qargÃÂ§a ÃÂ§amra (rice and pumpkin pie)

Bread

ÃÂ¦obÃÂ¼a tal-Malti

Ftira (a Maltese flatbread)

ÃÂ¦obÃÂ¼ biÃÂ¼-ÃÂ¼ejt u t-tadam (bread with olive oil and tomato)

Ftira GÃÂ§awdxija

QagÃÂ§aq tal-Appostli

Sweets

QagÃÂ§aq tal-ÃÂ§mira (or just "KagÃÂ§ak" in some dialects, soft sweet bagel shape cake with a hint of aniseed, topped with sesame seeds)

Imqaret (deep fried diamond-shaped pastry)

Kannoli tal-irkotta (ricotta filled fried crisp pastry tubes)

Ravjul moqli (sweet toasted ravioli)

Torta tat-tamal (date and cocoa tart)

Torta tal-marmorat (almond and chocolate pie)

ÃÂ¦elwa tat-Tork (nut studded sesame seed and sugar halva)

Pudina tal-ÃÂ§obÃÂ¼ (baked bread pudding with raisins and cocoa powder)

Prinjolata (Carnival sweet, made of biscuit and sponge cake covered with frosting and decorated with glacÃÂ¨ cherries and melted chocolate)

KwareÃÂ¼imal (Lenten almond biscuit scented with the zest of orange, lemon and Maltese mixed spice, cinnamon and orange blossom)

Ftira tar-Randan (Lenten honey drizzled squares of crisp deep fried pastry)

Karamelli tal-ÃÂ§arrub (Lenten hard candy flavoured with carob)

Figolla (Easter icing-coated biscuit stuffed with a mixture of sweet ground almonds called intrita)

ÃÂ¦obÃÂ¼a ta' San Martin (sweet bread roll, sweetened with mastic associated with Saint Martin's Day)

QagÃÂ§aq tal-gÃÂ§asel or tal-Qastanija (Christmas sweet rings made from a light pastry with a filling made of treacle, honey, semolina, citrus zest, cinnamon and cloves)

GÃÂ§adam tal-mejtin (Pastry shaped in the form of a bone filled with almond paste)

Zeppoli

Qubbajt (Traditional Maltese Nougat)

ÃÂ elat Malti (ÃÂ elat tan- nanna) a traditional ice cream made from condensed milk, cinnamon, nuts, and candied peel.

Beverages

ÃÂ ulepp tal-ÃÂ§arrub (carob syrup)

Imbuljuta (chestnut, tangerine zest and cocoa drink)

KafÃÂ¨ (coffee boiled with aniseed, cinnamon sticks and/or rosewater, alternatively with cloves in some communities)

KafÃÂ¨ bl-aniÃÂ¼etta (coffee with anisette liqueur)

RuÃÂ¡ÃÂ¡ata (a drink made from cinnamon, vanilla, bitter almonds, sugar, water and milk; similar to Italian 'orzata')

Te fit-tazza (a local variety of builder's tea, traditionally served with condensed milk and sweetened in a glass)

Kinnie (a bittersweet soft drink)

Liqueur tal-bajtar (a prickly pear-based liqueur)

References

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