Photo: Maltese Pastizzi before baking

Trays of rikotta filled pastizzi await baking at a Maltese bar. Bought for a few cents each, this Maltese 'fast food' is very popular with locals and tourists alike. Beware, their crispiness and freshly baked aroma is strangly addictive and is responsible for many a fattened waisteline on this Mediterranean Island. Wherever you find the Maltese around the world, you will surely find Pastizzi!