Marsazxlokk is a little harbour village on the south-east coast with tons of charm. As you can see from the pictures, the sky had clouded over and yet this was still a really great place to stop. Our guide, Joan - an island native, recomended coming to this village if we wanted to have real Maltese food. We wandered around the harbour for a bit, as there were stalls set up selling food, lace and nick nacks. Josh tried and loved the nougat. (It is more of a combination brittle and candy log then what I think of as nougat - ie. milky way) We found a lovely table runner with a Maltese cross pattern and picked up some souviners for the kids before stopping for lunch. We went into a little hole-in-the-wall Mom and Pop establishment that our guide happened to be eating in. We didn't want anything too heavy because we planned to go out in the evening aand they had some really good choices. I am now in love with a traditional Maltese vegatable soup called ministra. I like to think of it as an "everything but the kitchen sink" soup. We are talking cabbage, pumpkin, squash, potatoes, carrots, barley...The list goes on and on! It really has everything in it and to top it off, it has a dollop of ricotta cheese. YUM!In case you are wondering what was for dinner that evening......
Brusketta - dipped in a lovely balsamic vinagrette with lettuce and tomatoesTimpana (baked pasta in a pastry case)
Rabbit in wine sauce
A light vanilla creme' for desert........
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now im hungry!
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