He’s old enough to be retired and it’s a difficult language, thanks to Malta’s unique position in the Mediterranean Sea. While at its core, the language mixes Sicilian and Arabic, its vocabulary and ...

When she was 13 years old, Maria Mifsud would help her mother make pastizzi using the cheeselets prepared earlier after milking the goats in their family farm. Six decades later, Maria – now 72 – is ...

Pastizzi, a savoury cheesecake, is probably the most eaten food on the island and few visitors to Malta or Gozo will leave without eating at least one. The origins of pastizzi are probably either ...

A petite and charming graduate in theatre studies, one wouldn’t expect Marilù Vella to run her own full-time business in making pastizzi (savoury pastries). From preparing the pastry, to baking, to ...

It's pastizzi perfection. The delicious crunch of flaky pastry, the salty ooze of warm ricotta cheese. On a port stop during an NCL cruise in Europe, we have just one day to explore Valletta, the ...

When Joe would help his mother in the kitchen, it would take them all night to make a dozen pastries. He knew, to make a business out of pastizzi, he’d have to make hundreds every day. So he went back ...