Comments on: Fantastic Maltese food: an update courtesy of Norman Lowell https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/07/fantastic-maltese-food-an-update-courtesy-of-norman-lowell/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Sat, 26 Jul 2014 22:09:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: ciccio https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/07/fantastic-maltese-food-an-update-courtesy-of-norman-lowell/#comment-2287425 Sat, 26 Jul 2014 22:09:49 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=50503#comment-2287425 In reply to Silvio.

Dress code: black tie.

]]> By: Silvio https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/07/fantastic-maltese-food-an-update-courtesy-of-norman-lowell/#comment-2287083 Sat, 26 Jul 2014 20:29:18 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=50503#comment-2287083 How about this menu.

Spaghetti with BLACK squid sauce
Fried BLACK pudding the Maltese way
Dessert.
BLACKberry pie
Or
BLACK Forest Gateau.
&
BLACK coffee

P.S. BLACK mass will be held after dinner (this time no burning of anyone’s door)

]]> By: ken il malti https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/07/fantastic-maltese-food-an-update-courtesy-of-norman-lowell/#comment-2286548 Sat, 26 Jul 2014 17:48:32 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=50503#comment-2286548 I was never a fan of rabbit meat but if one wants to see horrendous and ridiculous cooking, this woman takes the cake, no pun intended.

She should stick to her half bottle vodka cocktails that she loves so much.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf8LPC4OKgk

]]> By: Gahan https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/07/fantastic-maltese-food-an-update-courtesy-of-norman-lowell/#comment-2286417 Sat, 26 Jul 2014 17:12:26 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=50503#comment-2286417 M’hemmx bigilla?

]]> By: Sister Ray https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/07/fantastic-maltese-food-an-update-courtesy-of-norman-lowell/#comment-2286404 Sat, 26 Jul 2014 17:09:44 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=50503#comment-2286404 Run rabbit run.

]]> By: Queen's English https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/07/fantastic-maltese-food-an-update-courtesy-of-norman-lowell/#comment-2286382 Sat, 26 Jul 2014 17:05:08 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=50503#comment-2286382 Like some people I started out with the impression that English cooking is bad and that anything Italian is good.

I needed direct experience of both in the respective countries to see that I was wrong.

When Italian food is good it is because the ingredients are top notch so the recipe can be very simple. I heard an Italian chef say that he takes classic recipes and removes ingredients to see what he can get away with and still end up with good food.

He said that it all depends on having excellent basic ingredients such as pasta and tomatoes. In Italy these things are abundant.

On the other hand the complex spices of some Indian dishes might have to do with the fact that some of the ingredients are not fresh and the spices cover any spoiling or unpleasant tastes.

The Maltese dishes that I experienced are bland or overcooked.

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