Aljotta (Maltese Garlic Fish Soup)
Make traditional Maltese aljotta: a light garlic fish soup with fresh fish, tomatoes, rice, lemon, and herbs, ready in about 50 minutes.
View RecipeMaltese Seafood Recipes
Explore Malta’s seafood cooking through fish soups, pies, fried seasonal fish, octopus, calamari, tuna, and swordfish. The recipes cover quick preparations as well as dishes that benefit from slow cooking or careful assembly.
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Lampuki Moqlija (Maltese Fried Mahi-Mahi)
Simple Maltese fried lampuki seasoned with lemon, garlic, parsley, and olive oil. A seasonal fish dish from late summer and autumn.
View RecipeKlamari Mimli (Stuffed Calamari)
Maltese stuffed calamari filled with breadcrumbs, garlic, parsley, capers, olives, and tentacles, simmered in tomato sauce.
View RecipePixxispad Mixwi (Grilled Swordfish)
Maltese grilled swordfish with lemon, garlic, capers, parsley, and olive oil. Fresh, simple, and perfect for warm weather.
View RecipePulpetti tal-Makku (Whitebait Fritters)
Traditional Maltese whitebait fritters with egg, parsley, garlic, and lemon. Quick, crisp-edged, and full of seaside flavour.
View RecipeQarnit bit-Tewm (Maltese Octopus with Garlic)
A bold Maltese octopus dish with garlic, olive oil, lemon, and herbs, served warm or at room temperature.
View RecipeStuffat tal-Qarnit (Maltese Octopus Stew)
A rich Maltese octopus stew slowly simmered with tomato, red wine, garlic, and herbs.
View RecipeTonn biz-Zalza (Tuna in Tomato Sauce)
A simple Maltese tuna dish simmered with tomato, onion, garlic, capers, olives, and herbs. Quick, savoury, and full of coastal flavour.
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