ILLUSTRATION: MALTA TOURISM AUTHORITY. PHOTOGRAPH: JUSTIN FOULKES
Pastizzi might just be the between-meal stomach-fillers you never knew you needed. These flaky pastries, usually filled with ricotta or a mushy pea mix, are one of the discoveries to be had on the new Gastro Trail – a themed itinerary, complete with illustrated map (above), put together by Malta’s tourism office to join existing trails focused on sightseeing and pilgrimages. Taking in restaurants, bars, wineries, olive oil producers and traditional salt pans, it’s a rewarding summary of what happens in the kitchen when you take rocky islands surrounded by Mediterranean fisheries and add Arabic, Italian and – yes – British influences.
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