This month the Food of the World party takes us to the Mediterranean island of Malta. Surprisingly, Malta has been able to keep its own culture and language intact despite the influence of various sea-faring nations which over the centuries have found Malta to be a strategic resupply base for their navies. That’s not to say Maltese cuisine hasn’t been influenced by the outside world. For example, the Maltese Style Spaghetti Omelette I chose for this month’s party is very similar to other pasta frittatas from Italy.
My first encounter with a spaghetti omelette was not in Malta but rather while watching Jane Brody’s TV show on PBS about a million years ago. I’ve made it many times over the years and was pleased to see froga tat-Tarja listed when researching Maltese cuisine. Frankly, I was a bit relieved when I saw the photo. It seems rabbit is a very popular meat on Malta and while rabbit is widely available here in Spain, I’ve never cooked it myself. Like goat, it’s a meat I’m more than happy to eat as long as someone else prepares it.
Fortunately, the most difficult thing about preparing a spaghetti omelette is beating a couple eggs.
Ingredients
- 2 servings cooked spaghetti or similar noodles (about 1/4 pound dry noodles)
- 3 eggs beaten
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 1/4 cup grated hard cheese I used manchego
- salt and pepper to taste
- olive oil
Instructions
- Beat the eggs in a large enough bowl to hold the spaghetti
- Reserve a little of the parsley and cheese for garnish, add the rest to the beaten eggs.
- Add the spaghetti and mix well so the egg coats the noodles.
- Cover the bottom of your skillet with a thin layer of olive oil and heat the pan over medium-high heat.
- Add the spaghetti and egg mixture. Press the noodles into the pan as the eggs cook in order to make a compact cake.
- Flip the omelette over to finish cooking the other side.
- Garnish with the reserved parsley and cheese and serve hot.
I originally made this omelette as part of the Food of the World Party, which sadly, no longer exists. I had a lot of fun researching and making recipes from countries around the globe and these recipes are some of my more popular posts.
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Good recipe Lydia. Twitted. Just to let you about the rabbits – I grew up eating rabbits, squirrels and all kinds of wild game and really liked them. It funny how different ways of life and cultures also includes eating very different foods and what is normal for one is completely unthinkable for others.
That’s so true, Marla! We eat something called “scrapple” where I live. There’s corn meal and pork scraps in it and beyond that no one probes too deeply, hahaha. I love it, but Rick won’t touch it.
I grew up eating scrapple too – we always butchered ourselves and that was part of our diet.
spaghetti omelette are super delicious . yours looks so good
Spaghetti omelette is new to me. This is an interesting preparation. Bookmarking the recipe. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
I have never even heard of a spaghetti omelette before. I’ll have to give this a try for sure. My family loves anything with noodles.
And I hear you on the rabbit….I can’t do it either. Thanks for sharing with us on Food of the World!