Just a small side note...traditionally pastizzi come in two different fillings: ricotta or mashed peas. The chicken variation was introduced quite recently and some (if not most) Maltese people (myself included) consider it as an insult towards a traditional snack.... It is basically like saying im going to replace the guanciale with sausage in a carbonara
Well that chicken pastizzi is the only one with proper taste(again depends where you buy it). Ricotta one is OK, but usually too stuffed with the cheapest very bland ricotta. And piselli/pea one I can't even eat, mashed peas paste. Generally the pastry itself is very crunchy and tasty, but 98% of them on the island are factory made, with the cheapest materials, very greasy and unhealthy. Though the *only cheap* and very quick option to eat in the streets in Malta are pastizzi and other very similar pastries from pastizzi shops.
@@AlexMarkTravel not arguing about the taste obviously....then again if you re looking to taste the best pastizzi, base your judgement on the proper pastizzi shop (the ones that sell a few other things other than pastizzi since most pastizzerias nowadays sell anything ranging from hot dogs to wraps and dont even have the basics done right)
@@joelchan0 I tried the hand made pastizzi in Rabat, in that restaurant where they make their own. Pastry was much lighter, much better, you notice a big difference, but kind of industrial ones with ricotta were overall still tastier.
@joelchan0 Dont be offended by Chicken pastizzi they are just a new variation of our time. Ricotta pastizzi have been around 900 years while pea pastizzi have only been around 200 years, pre british era Malta did not have peas. All cuisines evolve it is just part of the process.
Thanks for this video me and my wife are in Malta for our honeymoon and tried these places on this video absolutely phenomenal the lasagna was the best we have ever had
A golden rule of thumb if you're eating here, is that if a place looks it's designed to look "attractive" then it's pretty much a tourist trap and will be way overpriced, especially for more exotic foods like Asian or Mexican. Locals rarely eat at the food court, colloquially known as Is-Suq due to its former usage as a market, and tend to go dine at more reserved out of the way spots like Angela's and San Paolo Naufrago, who possibly makes the best pizza in the city.
My wife is a full blooded Malt, here in the US. Her father was a baker here. I absolutely loved my father-in-laws pastizzi! Her uncle owned a restaurant called “The Arches” in Mellieħa. One of her family owned the Hard Rock Cafe’ in Malta. My mother-in-law made such wonderful rabbit!
My wife and I remember The Arches very well - great memories. The best service I ever experienced, the waiters were very attentive to the clients' needs, and we even used to be offered a cigar, free of charge, after dinner.
when i was in Malta a few weeks ago, i keep smelling this sweet scent used by men in Valletta. It smelled like citrus and floral, with some hints of musk and leather. most men used this, not sure if it is an aftershave or a perfume. does anyone know what it is?
Thanks for making a video about Malta. 2 things to say, the rabbit had large pieces of raw meat which is not good and the cannoli were Sicilian type cannoli not Maltese.
The rabbit was cooked well, wasn't raw for sure, though there are several ways they cook it on the island. When it comes to cannoli they are originally Sicilian. Maltese version have very different ricotta inside, not as good in my opinion.
Yes, you can, it will take you some 15-20 minutes max. Use Google Maps it's really not far away. Especially as those restaurants at the Waterfront, where's the cruise port are cruiser-tourist traps. So, smart idea to walk a bit for cheaper and much better food.
Was a nice tour of some very tasty looking food! I'll be in Valletta in three weeks so I'll be looking for the places you visited. Would have been nice if you included prices, but c'est la vie. Cheers!
Hello Again.. I posted a comment about your stay in Rome,last time, maybe you remeber. I was that one wondering where you from. Want to give my opinion about the "Roman cuisine" you found in Malta. "Fiori di zucca" were way too fried and the shape was strange and they were suppost to have anchovies inside to be done in roman style.Lasagna was too oily and greasy without the top crust as it is intended.Sorry it s not THE way has to be done. I think you may accept criticism.. anyway where ARE YOU FROM??
Hello again, yes I accept suggestions and criticism and thank you for pointing out these things. I am still learning about Italian cuisine and I am originally from Serbia. Now in the centre of Rome I ate lasagna which was much worse than the frozen one from Lidl. So this Roman food in Malta even though it's missing on some details as you pointed out it was still great and very fresh food. I apologise if my knowledge of Italian food isn't top level, but I still know more than some people who do food vlogging much longer than me. And I accept suggestions as I want to improve and know more about Italian food especially. So if you have any suggestions for proper restaurants in Rome plese email me. 🙂
Hi,Alex I m pleased to help you out and you dont have to apologise because for being someone who was not born here you are doing well. As you said food quality in the center of Rome it s just tourist shit as I remarked in my previuos post. Are You in Rome now?? If So I will arrange some tips to give you. ЗДРАВО.
I like the food at valletta merkanti but a lot of the restaurants there are extremely overpriced. A soup with an empanada side and no drinks at Pinoy for example is 20 euros which is straight up robbery considering the soup has very little noodles and meat inside of it. Not only they charge too much but they go cheap on quantities. But i admit the broth was very delicious, however the empanadas were the frozen types and not worth the money.
I agree it is kind of expensive especially as this place is advertised as street food court, but prices are on pair with normal restaurants around Valletta.
Why not? This is food of Malta, most of restaurants are foreign food, even the most eaten fish in Malta is Salmon from Norway, not the local fish. I ate pastizzi and after that rabbit as well, and the rest of the food just shows what food choices you have in Valletta.
@@AlexMarkTravel haha too heavy for dinner but not for breakfast ? OK strange haha 🙈😆 Pastizzi are a Maltese snack. Granted some might eat them early in the morning but its not the norm. There isn't a typical Maltese breakfast apart from coffee as coffee is a must in Malta. Apart from coffee some people skip breakfast actually but those who don't usually eat cereal with milk, porridge, toast with butter or Greek yogurt.
@@AlexMarkTravel actually any time of the day they give me heart burn haha .but in my opinion they are very tasty! And I'm very proud that they're a Maltese snack 😋
Well tacos were missing one component by which they are famous the mixed salad and the chicken wasn't hot, but hey it didn't send me to the toilet like the fresh pasta in Rome 😅. The other dish is their own combination of nachos and queso fundido, but that beef stew inside was really good, tender and tasty, does it originally go into queso fundido I doubt. 😄
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Was a pleasure to have you at Angela's Valletta. Thank you 🙏👍
Welcome, I really enjoyed the ambient, service and food.
a precious guide for those who visit Malta, I too will remember it when I visit it one day!
Thank you, hope it will come useful. 🙂
you are awesome
Just a small side note...traditionally pastizzi come in two different fillings: ricotta or mashed peas. The chicken variation was introduced quite recently and some (if not most) Maltese people (myself included) consider it as an insult towards a traditional snack.... It is basically like saying im going to replace the guanciale with sausage in a carbonara
Well that chicken pastizzi is the only one with proper taste(again depends where you buy it). Ricotta one is OK, but usually too stuffed with the cheapest very bland ricotta. And piselli/pea one I can't even eat, mashed peas paste. Generally the pastry itself is very crunchy and tasty, but 98% of them on the island are factory made, with the cheapest materials, very greasy and unhealthy. Though the *only cheap* and very quick option to eat in the streets in Malta are pastizzi and other very similar pastries from pastizzi shops.
@@AlexMarkTravel not arguing about the taste obviously....then again if you re looking to taste the best pastizzi, base your judgement on the proper pastizzi shop (the ones that sell a few other things other than pastizzi since most pastizzerias nowadays sell anything ranging from hot dogs to wraps and dont even have the basics done right)
@@joelchan0 I tried the hand made pastizzi in Rabat, in that restaurant where they make their own. Pastry was much lighter, much better, you notice a big difference, but kind of industrial ones with ricotta were overall still tastier.
@joelchan0 Dont be offended by Chicken pastizzi they are just a new variation of our time. Ricotta pastizzi have been around 900 years while pea pastizzi have only been around 200 years, pre british era Malta did not have peas. All cuisines evolve it is just part of the process.
There hand made not factory made. There's no machine that does pastizzi. @AlexMarkTravel
Thanks for this video me and my wife are in Malta for our honeymoon and tried these places on this video absolutely phenomenal the lasagna was the best we have ever had
Great to hear! And thanks for letting me know, congrats & cheers! 🙂
A golden rule of thumb if you're eating here, is that if a place looks it's designed to look "attractive" then it's pretty much a tourist trap and will be way overpriced, especially for more exotic foods like Asian or Mexican. Locals rarely eat at the food court, colloquially known as Is-Suq due to its former usage as a market, and tend to go dine at more reserved out of the way spots like Angela's and San Paolo Naufrago, who possibly makes the best pizza in the city.
My father owns San Paolo Naufrago
Looks good and tasty, intresting video.
Thank you very much!
My wife is a full blooded Malt, here in the US. Her father was a baker here. I absolutely loved my father-in-laws pastizzi! Her uncle owned a restaurant called “The Arches” in Mellieħa. One of her family owned the Hard Rock Cafe’ in Malta. My mother-in-law made such wonderful rabbit!
Thanks for sharing!
My wife and I remember The Arches very well - great memories. The best service I ever experienced, the waiters were very attentive to the clients' needs, and we even used to be offered a cigar, free of charge, after dinner.
I'm from Malta and learned from your video about the existence of chicken pastizzi :)
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when i was in Malta a few weeks ago, i keep smelling this sweet scent used by men in Valletta. It smelled like citrus and floral, with some hints of musk and leather. most men used this, not sure if it is an aftershave or a perfume. does anyone know what it is?
Angela's restoran je definitivno bio highlight ove ture. Da li se svaka stavka kod njih posebno poručuje ili im je ovo neki dnevni meni za 23.90€ ?
Posebno se sve narucuje normalno sta god hoces iz menija.
Thanks for making a video about Malta. 2 things to say, the rabbit had large pieces of raw meat which is not good and the cannoli were Sicilian type cannoli not Maltese.
The rabbit was cooked well, wasn't raw for sure, though there are several ways they cook it on the island. When it comes to cannoli they are originally Sicilian. Maltese version have very different ricotta inside, not as good in my opinion.
that was definately not raw
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Can I walk from the cruise port to Zero sei trattoria. If so how long should it take. I will be in Valletta in October.
Yes, you can, it will take you some 15-20 minutes max. Use Google Maps it's really not far away. Especially as those restaurants at the Waterfront, where's the cruise port are cruiser-tourist traps. So, smart idea to walk a bit for cheaper and much better food.
Will also be going to Angela’s and the Valletta market. All looks so good. Thanks.
You must went and tried the Maltese Kannoli not Sicilian much tastier and the pastizzi tradition once are mashed pea and rikotta .
Was a nice tour of some very tasty looking food! I'll be in Valletta in three weeks so I'll be looking for the places you visited. Would have been nice if you included prices, but c'est la vie. Cheers!
Thanks for watching and commenting. There are prices for every dish in the video. 🙂
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beachcomber -why You do not eat in the restaurant&
Hello Again.. I posted a comment about your stay in Rome,last time, maybe you remeber. I was that one wondering where you from. Want to give my opinion about the "Roman cuisine" you found in Malta. "Fiori di zucca" were way too fried and the shape was strange and they were suppost to have anchovies inside to be done in roman style.Lasagna was too oily and greasy without the top crust as it is intended.Sorry it s not THE way has to be done. I think you may accept criticism.. anyway where ARE YOU FROM??
Hello again, yes I accept suggestions and criticism and thank you for pointing out these things. I am still learning about Italian cuisine and I am originally from Serbia. Now in the centre of Rome I ate lasagna which was much worse than the frozen one from Lidl. So this Roman food in Malta even though it's missing on some details as you pointed out it was still great and very fresh food. I apologise if my knowledge of Italian food isn't top level, but I still know more than some people who do food vlogging much longer than me. And I accept suggestions as I want to improve and know more about Italian food especially. So if you have any suggestions for proper restaurants in Rome plese email me. 🙂
Hi,Alex I m pleased to help you out and you dont have to apologise because for being someone who was not born here you are doing well. As you said food quality in the center of Rome it s just tourist shit as I remarked in my previuos post. Are You in Rome now?? If So I will arrange some tips to give you. ЗДРАВО.
Sorry.. *HINTS* not tips!! LOL.. that one you give to the waiter.
@@Doppia67 No, I am not in Rome, but for the next time. Also over e-mail not here in the comments. Хвала и поздрав!
I like the food at valletta merkanti but a lot of the restaurants there are extremely overpriced. A soup with an empanada side and no drinks at Pinoy for example is 20 euros which is straight up robbery considering the soup has very little noodles and meat inside of it. Not only they charge too much but they go cheap on quantities. But i admit the broth was very delicious, however the empanadas were the frozen types and not worth the money.
I agree it is kind of expensive especially as this place is advertised as street food court, but prices are on pair with normal restaurants around Valletta.
Malta and not even a single maltese worker lol .. welcome to thw EU
Honestly, the Mexican food (Tex-Mex really) looked a little sad. Parsley? Really?
Later I figured it's the same guys, doing Nepali food and this Tex-Mex food. 😂 As the restaurants are one to the other, looks like the same company.
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you should only eat Maltese foods, why did you eat Mexican foods???
Why not? This is food of Malta, most of restaurants are foreign food, even the most eaten fish in Malta is Salmon from Norway, not the local fish. I ate pastizzi and after that rabbit as well, and the rest of the food just shows what food choices you have in Valletta.
@@AlexMarkTravel Because I thought you would only feature the foods of Malta. For sure there are so traditional and authentic Maltese foods.
@@rod_triplxvi739 trust me my friend, we do have a lot of traditional food, you just need to visit the proper establishments
pastizzi are not Maltese breakfast lol
Well for me they are too heavy for dinner for sure! 😄 What would be a usual Maltese breakfast?
@@AlexMarkTravel haha too heavy for dinner but not for breakfast ? OK strange haha 🙈😆 Pastizzi are a Maltese snack. Granted some might eat them early in the morning but its not the norm. There isn't a typical Maltese breakfast apart from coffee as coffee is a must in Malta. Apart from coffee some people skip breakfast actually but those who don't usually eat cereal with milk, porridge, toast with butter or Greek yogurt.
@@sharonfenech2912 Thanks for the info, yes they are heavy anytime, pastizzi! 😅 But if you eat them in the morning gives you longer time to digest.
@@AlexMarkTravel actually any time of the day they give me heart burn haha .but in my opinion they are very tasty! And I'm very proud that they're a Maltese snack 😋
wow, all the food court food looked like total cheap garbage. Your mexican food honesty did not look authentic or amazing. Yikes
Well tacos were missing one component by which they are famous the mixed salad and the chicken wasn't hot, but hey it didn't send me to the toilet like the fresh pasta in Rome 😅. The other dish is their own combination of nachos and queso fundido, but that beef stew inside was really good, tender and tasty, does it originally go into queso fundido I doubt. 😄
Nachos are not supposed to have a cheese pull. 😂
@@volatilegraphix Neither should Nepalese stewed beef go into Mexican dishes, but it is how it is, you can't expect in Malta original Mexican food.
Angelos in Valletta its so disappointing restaurant
Does all the food end in "i" .. cannoli, passticci, aeoli!! Potato-i?
The lasgne-i looks amazing. I especially love lasgne.
If it's Italian or has Italian influence, most probably will and with an i 😄 This lasagne was really perfect 10/10.
the i is mostly used for plural....pastizzi is more than one pastizz, kannol - kannoli, patata - patata (potato) :)