Traditional Maltese Recipes by a Maltese Home Cook

A collection of Maltese family recipes, from comforting soups like kusksu and brodu, to oven-baked classics like laħam il-forn and ross il-forn. These are recipes inspired by real Maltese home cooking, with ingredient tips for people living outside Malta.

Start with these Maltese classics

These are some of the most-loved Maltese recipes on the blog and a good place to start.

Kusksu / Kiksu

Kusksu / Kiksu

Traditional Maltese broad bean soup with pasta beads, eggs and ricotta or ġbejniet.

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Pulpetti tal-Laħam

Pulpetti tal-Laħam

Maltese beef patties or meatballs, perfect as a family meal or in a crusty roll.

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Laħam Il-Forn

Laħam il-Forn

A comforting Maltese meat and potato bake, often served as a family Sunday meal.

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