# Pastizz > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pastizz > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pastizz.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastizz > Source revision: 1354875983 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Savoury pastry from Malta}} {{Distinguish|U' pastizz 'rtunnar}} {{Infobox food | name = Pastizz | image = Malta Pastizzi.JPG | image_size = | caption = Two varieties of Maltese pastizzi | alternate_name = | country = [Malta](/source/Malta) | region = | creator = | course = | type = Savoury pastry | served = | main_ingredient = [Filo](/source/Filo)-like pastry, [ricotta](/source/ricotta) or [mushy peas](/source/mushy_peas) | variations = }} A '''''pastizz''''' ({{plural form}}: ''pastizzi'') is a traditional savoury [pastry](/source/pastry) from [Malta](/source/Malta). Pastizzi usually have a filling either of [ricotta](/source/ricotta) (''pastizzi tal-irkotta'' or ''pastizzi tal-ħaxu'' in [Maltese](/source/Maltese_language)) or curried peas ({{Lang|mt|pastizzi tal-piżelli}} in Maltese).{{cite web | title = #1 Pastizzi.com | publisher = Pastizzi | url = http://www.pastizzi.com/ | access-date = 2010-01-21 | archive-date = 2022-05-26 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220526213123/http://pastizzi.com/ | url-status = live }}{{cite book|last=Gaul|first=Simon|title=Malta Gozo & Comino|publisher=[New Holland Publishing](/source/New_Holland_Publishing)|year=2007|page=157|isbn=978-1-86011-365-9}} Pastizzi are a popular and well-known traditional [Maltese food](/source/List_of_Maltese_dishes). It should not be confused with the [Italian](/source/Italian_cuisine) pastizz, better known as ''[u' pastizz 'rtunnar](/source/u'_pastizz_'rtunnar)''. ==Preparation== Pastizzi are usually diamond-shaped or round (known as ''pastizzi tax-xema''' in Maltese) and made with a pastry very much like the Greek [filo pastry](/source/Filo) (although there is also a [puff pastry](/source/puff_pastry) version). The pastry is folded in different ways according to the filling, as a means of identification. Traditionally, ricotta ''pastizzi'' are folded down the middle, whereas pea pastizzi are folded down the side.{{cite web |title=All you need to know about pastizzi: Malta's favourite street food |url=https://www.guidememalta.com/en/all-you-need-to-know-about-pastizzi-malta-s-favourite-street-food |website=www.guidememalta.com |date=27 June 2020 |language=en |access-date=2 December 2021 |archive-date=23 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623095933/https://www.guidememalta.com/en/all-you-need-to-know-about-pastizzi-malta-s-favourite-street-food |url-status=live }} In recent years, alternative pastizzi fillings have emerged, most notably chicken pastizzi, which can now be found in virtually all Maltese pastizzeriji alongside the two traditional flavours. Other short-lived or limited edition pastizzi fillings have included ricotta and truffle, Maltese sausage, and Nutella.{{cite web |title=These Maltese Eateries Serve The Craziest Types Of Pastizzi Around |url=https://lovinmalta.com/food/these-maltese-places-serve-the-craziest-types-of-pastizzi/ | website=www.lovinmalta.com|date=27 January 2018 }} Pastizzi are typically baked on metal trays in electric or gas ovens in a pastizzerija, usually a small or family concern. They are also sold in bars, cafes and by street vendors. They are a popular breakfast in outer villages.{{Cn|date=February 2025}} ==Culinary export== Pastizzi are also produced by Maltese immigrant communities in Australia, Canada, the UK, the US and most recently Rome.{{cite web |url=http://parparellu.com/food-menu/ |title=Cafe' Menu - Parparellu |access-date=2015-12-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208152752/http://parparellu.com/food-menu/ |archive-date=2015-12-08 }}{{Cite web |title=Pastizzi take on Rome! ‘Dal Maltese Pastizzeria’ opens in the heart of Italy |url=https://www.guidememalta.com/en/pastizzi-take-on-rome-dal-maltese-pastizzeria-opens-in-the-heart-of-italy |access-date=2025-09-25 |website=www.guidememalta.com |language=en}} The first pastizzeria in Scotland opened in 2007.[http://www.bakeryinfo.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/2653/Maltese_meat_pies.html Maltese meat pies] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728093933/http://www.bakeryinfo.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/2653/Maltese_meat_pies.html |date=2011-07-28 }} ''British Baker'', 12 October 2007 ==In the Maltese language== Such is its popularity, the word ''pastizz'' has multiple meanings in Maltese.Fabri, Ray (2009) [https://books.google.com/books?id=Zy4ykxfU78YC ''Maltese linguistics: a snapshot; in memory of Joseph A. Cremona (1922-2003)''] Bochum: Brockmeyer {{ISBN|978-3-8196-0734-9}} p.44 It is used as a [euphemism](/source/euphemism) for the [vagina](/source/vagina), due to its shape, and for describing someone as a "pushover". The Maltese idiom {{lang|mt|jinbiegħu bħall-pastizzi}} (selling like pastizzi) is equivalent to the English "selling like hot cakes", to describe a product which seems to have inexhaustible demand.{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20030621/opinion/editorial|title=No candle in the wind|work=[The Times of Malta](/source/The_Times_of_Malta)|date=21 June 2003|archive-date=9 March 2020|access-date=27 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309024012/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/editorial.147419|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thinksite.eu/pages/tsdart.asp?id=739|title=ThinkSite.eu|website=Thinksite.eu|access-date=16 September 2017|archive-date=4 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204094617/http://www.thinksite.eu/pages/tsdart.asp?id=739|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid%3D42265 |title=INDEPENDENT online |access-date=2012-01-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604014519/http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=42265 |archive-date=2012-06-04 }} Things which are {{Lang|mt|jinħarġu bħall-pastizzi}} (coming out like pastizzi) can be said to be emerging at a fast rate, sometimes too quickly.{{cite web|url=http://www.illum.com.mt/2009/11/22/feature.html |title=ILLUM |access-date=2012-01-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513075412/http://www.illum.com.mt/2009/11/22/feature.html |archive-date=2012-05-13 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.alfredsant.org/pages/dassingle.asp?id=256 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-01-01 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426084327/http://www.alfredsant.org/pages/dassingle.asp?id=256 |archive-date=2012-04-26 }}[http://parlament.mt/file.aspx?f=1083 Dibattiti tal-Kamra tad-Deputati (Rapport Uffiċjali u Rivedut): L-Għaxar Parlament, Seduta Nru. 311, It-Tlieta, 1 ta’ Novembru, 2005] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224083826/http://parlament.mt/file.aspx?f=1083 |date=2013-12-24 }} (in Maltese). Stampat fl-Uffiċċju ta' l-Iskrivan, Kamra tad-Deputati. Accessed January 2012. "Debates of the House of Representatives ... 1 November 2005" ==See also== * [Maltese cuisine](/source/Maltese_cuisine) * [Is-Serkin](/source/Is-Serkin) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://visitmalta.com/food-and-drink Malta`s official tourism portal - Food and Drink] {{Cheese dishes}} {{Pastries}} Category:Maltese pastries Category:Cheese pastries Category:Pea dishes Category:National dishes --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Pastizz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastizz) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastizz?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.