Maltese cuisine is a symbiosis of local, Italian and North African culinary traditions. Although I would noted all the same mainly Italian influence. The proximity of Sicily affects.
Traditionally, Maltese dishes consist of seafood. Maltese themselves prefer fried fish: tuna, fish-sword or dorado. Dorado - generally the most popular fish on the archipelago, is called local language " Lamp "First, it is really very tasty (to taste a little reminds the same tuna), secondly, it is found in Maltese waters, which allows us to ensure the needs of this island state (including tourist requests). For exports of Malta fish not sells.
By the way, on one of the minor exchangeless coins of Malta (before the introduction of the euro), it was the lamp that was depicted!
In addition to the fried lamp, the cake with the lamp is popular (with the addition of vegetables). It is worth trying fish soup with tomatoes (called alotta), stuffed octopus (Arnit Mimley) and Anchovies. Stuffed Octopus - it is generally something indescribable. A somewhat unusual and unusually disabled with spaghetti with sauce of octopus ink, but the taste of this one of the most exotic Maltese dishes is stunning.
Be sure to try traditional Maltese puff patties with Ricotta, meatballs with egg and greens (Brjjoli) and sweet fried patties with dicks.
Canceled Eastern sweets in Malta canceled. Although somehow it turned out that they received Italian names: cannoli and clips.
You can order a classic Italian pasta in the restaurant. But I recommend trying not just a paste, but flavored with green olives and capers. Delicious. Cappers are unspoken flower buds "Capacious Caps" plants.
Cappers are usually marinate or preserved in vinegar with salt. The taste they possess spicy, little tart and acidic. By the way, in Mediterranean countries, capers do not always marinate, but only slightly prisons and thus retain.
Take risk trying fried snails, which are also considered a traditional Maltese dish. I really didn't care at my time. Now I regret, respectively, I do not know.
But, of course, special pride here are a rabbit dishes or FENEKA How to call him Maltese. By the way, the owner of the Paradais Bay 4 * hotel has such a name and does not feel free to it.
But come back to food.
Rabbit is prepared in various variations. But the dish is especially gentle, when the pieces of rabbit are slowly extinguished in red wine, while adding all sorts of spices and garlic. Served with potatoes, carrots and beans. Waiting for the main dish, a light salad can be enjoyed. The rabbit turns out so tasty that they just hide my fingers. At the same time, the portion of one dish is unrealistic large, so everyone is recommended to order one dish for two (and then not the fact that you eat everything).
An excellent addition to local dishes is the excellent Maltese wine. It is due to unique climatic conditions due to unique. The taste of Maltese wines may not be the best in the world, but certainly unique. It was in Malta that, on the recommendation of the restaurant's employees for the first time, a pink dry wine was trying (as we were told, "Rose"). I do not remember the brand, but I liked it very much. Such an intermediate binding option between white and red wine. But justice for the sake of, I also note the high quality of white and red Maltese wines. And again, Malta does not export its wines - only for the domestic market.
If you do not want wines, try the traditional Maltese beer "Chisk" ("CISK"). Very refreshing in hot weather. Beer, of course, it is better to take the ruffled in bars or restaurants, but the cannon is also not bad.
Immediately forgot to mention, but it is impossible not to note the delicious Maltese bread, always fresh and necessarily with a crispy crust. It often happens that taverns and restaurants have their own small bakery. Therefore, bread at different power points has a different taste.
And in general, Maltese cuisine is possible and is not distinguished by special sophistication, in its most simple, "folk" or something. The dishes do not include some unusual and intricate ingredients. So to speak, a simple fishing table. And its foundation already listed fish, many vegetables, bread and dry wine.
Among other things, in Malta you can taste a real Italian pizza. How it would be ridiculous. Still, Italy is near.
Consider any particular restaurant, I think it is not true. Where you will rest or attend a tour, you will be able to choose the establishment of a mood or your wallet. And note that the taste of dishes does not always depend on the "stars" of the restaurant. It is in small fishing villages or inconspicuous taverns that can often eat so tasty that then Malta will have a long time to associate with this unique dinner or dinner.
For example, we, visiting the Blue Grotto, went to eat in one of the taverns. As long as I was waiting for food, the owner showed us photos and told that his institution once visited Mike Tyson!
Prices in restaurants on average acceptable. For example, you can dine for 15 -20 euros, dinner with alcohol can do in 40-50 euros for two, and good pizza will cost 5-7 euros.
Bon Appetit.