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The best Maltese dishes

The top 3 according to 58 votes from people: Timpana · Ħobż biż-żejt · Imqarrun. (Updated Jun 29, 2020.)

Pastizzi, rabbit stew, timpana, ftira and ġbejniet: the dishes of Malta and Gozo.

lucas_gymrat · · 20 items · 58 votes · 0 comments

Top 20

  1. 1

    Timpana

    Baked macaroni and tomato sauce in pastry.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 0

    6
  2. 2

    Ħobż biż-żejt

    Bread with olive oil and tomato.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  3. 3

    Imqarrun

    Baked macaroni with meat sauce and egg.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  4. 4

    Pastizzi

    Flaky pastries filled with ricotta or peas.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 1

    4
  5. 5

    Ftira

    Maltese flatbread.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  6. 6

    Bragioli

    Thin stuffed and rolled slices of meat.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  7. 7

    Kawlata

    Cabbage and pork soup.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  8. 8

    Soppa tal-armla

    Widow's soup with fresh cheeselets and eggs.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  9. 9

    Stuffat tal-fenek

    Rabbit stew, the dish most tied to Maltese identity.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  10. 10

    Lampuka

    Dolphinfish, fried or baked in a pie.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  11. 11

    Aljotta

    Fish soup with plenty of garlic, herbs and tomato.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  12. 12

    Qassatat

    Pastries with ricotta or spinach filling.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  13. 13

    Bigilla

    Mashed tic beans with garlic.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  14. 14

    Ross il-forn

    Baked rice.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  15. 15

    Zalzett tal-Malti

    Maltese pork sausage with coriander and pepper.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  16. 16

    Kannoli tal-irkotta

    Ricotta-filled crisp pastry tubes.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  17. 17

    Ġbejniet

    Small round cheeses, fresh, peppered or sun-dried in Gozo.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  18. 18

    Imqaret

    Fried diamond-shaped date pastries.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  19. 19

    Qagħaq tal-għasel

    Honey and treacle rings.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1
  20. 20

    Figolla

    Easter almond pastry.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1

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