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 A wild rabbit stew from 1747
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By Nathan Abela
In TasteHistory
Posted September 30, 2021

A wild rabbit stew from 1747

Following the story about the priests who went on a sailing trip in August 1760, accompanied by two sailors from the Order’s ship ‘San Antonio’ and driven by an urge to hunt for wild rabbits, [...]

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 Six priests and a boat (Part 2)
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By Nathan Abela
In TasteHistory
Posted September 29, 2021

Six priests and a boat (Part 2)

Remember the six priests and their sailing trip? (Scroll up if you don’t.) Well here is how their story continued. The next day at sunrise they walked up to the church where one of the priests, [...]

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 Six priests and a boat (Part 1)
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By Nathan Abela
In TasteHistory
Posted September 23, 2021

Six priests and a boat (Part 1)

As islanders, one of our favourite summer pastimes is to rent a boat and sail out with friends to enjoy our beautiful coastline. Our forefathers, it seems, loved to do the same. In August 1760, [...]

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 Maltese corsairs in Lampedusa (part 3)
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By Nathan Abela
In TasteHistory
Posted September 22, 2021

Maltese corsairs in Lampedusa (part 3)

At times, Lampedusa was also used to afford care to the sick on board ship. On the 21st of June 1797, Captain Giuseppe Camilleri landed his sick sailors in Lampedusa so that they could be cared [...]

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 Maltese corsairs in Lampedusa (part 2)
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By Nathan Abela
In TasteHistory
Posted September 13, 2021

Maltese corsairs in Lampedusa (part 2)

Don Benigno Gauci, who was the parish priest of Lampedusa and whom we mentioned earlier this week, was probably Maltese as he had an uncle in Malta called Don Francesco Xerri. Don Benigno sent [...]

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 Maltese corsairs in Lampedusa
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By Nathan Abela
In TasteHistory
Posted September 13, 2021

Maltese corsairs in Lampedusa

The most important island outside Maltese waters which was most frequented by the Maltese corsairs was Lampedusa. The kingdom of the Two Sicilies considered the island part of its dominions, but [...]

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 The use of coal … and animal dung
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By Nathan Abela
In TasteHistory
Posted September 3, 2021

The use of coal … and animal dung

In the 18th century, Vincenzo Caruana provided the services of pasticciaro, including the preparation of sfingi to the various clients who wanted to grab a bite while going on with their [...]

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 A celebratory banquet following the Great Siege
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By Nathan Abela
In TasteHistory
Posted September 3, 2021

A celebratory banquet following the Great Siege

Following the Ottomans’ surrender and Malta’s victory in the Great Siege of 1565 – marked to this day on the 8th of September as one of Malta’s national holidays – Grand Master De Valette planned [...]

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