Malta Products Shop - Food and Gourmet
Subcategories of Food and Gourmet Made in Malta
• Honey
- Honey and honey products which are made in Malta.• Olive Oil
- Fine olive oil which is made in Malta. Olives are also harvested in Malta.• Other Food
- Any other products which do not fall under the other food and consumable sub-categories.• Pâté (Pate)
- Traditional Maltese food mainly focusing on pate.• Sweets
- Popular sweets made in Malta and which are very popular with tourists.• Traditional Food
- Traditional Maltese food including dried tomatoes and capers.
Maltese cuisine is the result of a long relationship between the locals and the many foreigners who colonised Malta over the centuries. This marriage of tastes has given Malta a fascinating blend of Mediterranean cooking. The influences are too numerous to list, but many popular Maltese specialities have a Sicilian, a North African and an Eastern Mediterranean origin. Over the centuries, all of these distinct components have been integrated into a uniquely wholesome and flavourful melange.
Traditional Maltese food is rustic and seasonal which was important before refrigeration era. Families were inventive with the best of the seasonal produce. The housewife would stock up with the seasonal gluts, often preserving or drying produce to make use of them later in the year. Amongst the specialities, one can find the Gbejniet (sheep or goat’s cheese), Tadam Imqadded (sun-ripened tomatoes), Bigilla (thick pate of broad beans with garlic), Kappar (Capers), Dried and fresh beans, the Kapunata (vegetable based - Maltese version of ratatouille) and many others.
Deserts and pastries are for those with a sweet tooth including the Helwa tat-Tork (sweet sugary mixture and sesame seeds), Qubbajt - Nougat (contains crushed and whole almonds), Biskuttini and Qaghaq (special Maltese biscuits) and Qaghaq tal-Ghasel (ring-cake filled with a special mixture of honey paste).
The Maltese are also popular for their consumables such as the Honey and Olive oil both harvested and grown locally.
You may also wish to visit the Cooking and Recipes book section to find more information about the Maltese Food.
