A manuscript entitled ‘Lo Stato Politico di Malta’ (The Political State of Malta) lies open on pages 77 and 78 under a glass case in the dining hall of the Maritime Museum in Birgu, [...]
Taste History, Heritage Malta’s gastronomic arm, has launched its second season of short documentaries featuring historical recipes and beverages, following the resounding success of the previous [...]
This more than 6-millennia old ladle, displayed at the National Museum of Archaeology, is made of clay and dipped in red slip. The red hue of this kind of pottery is what lends its name to the [...]
Why not try your hands at one of our very own recipes produced in Vienna. Baccala Mantecata – Soak the Baccala for 3 days straight changing the water every day. Mash the baccala with a fork, [...]
For Taste History the world is our stage. The food connections with all the world are everywhere to be found. In October this year thanks to Madame ambassador Natasha Meli Daudey her team and our [...]
November commemorates the faithfully departed in the Catholic liturgical calendar. An important month with a myriad of customs which have developed along the years when, given to poorer health [...]
The lampuki season is here again! Tradition recalls how on the feast of St Lawrence, the parish priest would approach the fleet on board of a luzzu (traditonal Maltese dgħajsa) to bless the [...]
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, [...]
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, [...]
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, [...]