Bigilla
Bowl of bigilla (the one at right of the bread rolls) | |
Type | Dip or spread |
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Course | Snack or hors d'oeuvre |
Place of origin | Malta |
Main ingredients | Tic beans |
Cookbook: Bigilla Media: Bigilla |
Bigilla is a traditional Maltese dish, made of mashed beans. Tic beans, known in Malta as "ful ta' Ġirba" (Djerba beans), are used. These are similar to but smaller than broad beans, with a darker and harder skin.
Bigilla is served as a snack or an hors d'oeuvre and is usually eaten as a spread.
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