The Pastizzi have been around for ever, a culinary ‘delight’ that has fascinated many tourists, thanks to its taste, and why not, its original shape in the form of a diamond. Traditionaly it was a pastry filled filled with either ricotta (similar to Italian ricotta but less dense) or slightly spicy pea filling, known respectively in Maltese as pastizzi ta’ l-irkotta and pastizzi tal-pizelli. today these come with a multitude of fillings, from chicken and curry, to chilli and anchovies. The pastry is made using a puff-pastry like dough that crumbles delicously especially when the pastizzi are served freshly baked in the various pastizzerias dotted around Malta and Gozo.
A visit to Malta would not be complete without tasting a few!
