Editing Malta (section)

===Cuisine===
{{Main|Maltese cuisine|List of Maltese dishes}}
[[File:Malta Pastizzi.JPG|thumb|left|upright|''[[Pastizzi]]'', a typical Maltese snack]]
Maltese cuisine shows strong [[Sicilian cuisine|Sicilian]] and [[Italian cuisine|Italian]] influences as well as influences of [[English cuisine|English]], [[Spanish cuisine|Spanish]], [[Maghreb cuisine|Maghrebin]] and [[Provençal cuisine|Provençal]] cuisines. A number of regional variations can be noted as well as seasonal variations associated with the seasonal availability of produce and Christian feasts (such as [[Lent]], Easter and Christmas). Food has been important historically in the development of a national identity in particular the traditional ''fenkata'' (i.e., the eating of stewed or fried rabbit). Potatoes are a staple of the Maltese diet as well.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cassar |first=Carmel |url=https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/handle/123456789/23890/FENKATA.PDF?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |title=Fenkata: an emblem of Maltese peasant resistance? |publisher=Ministry for Youth and the Arts |year=1994 |page=19 |access-date=4 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113003419/https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/handle/123456789/23890/FENKATA.PDF?sequence=1 |archive-date=13 January 2018 }}</ref>

A number of grapes are endemic to Malta, including [[Girgentina]] and [[Ġellewża]]. There is a strong [[Maltese wine|wine industry]], with significant production of wines using these native grapes, as well as locally grown grapes of other more common varietals. A number of wines have achieved [[Protected Designation of Origin]], with wines produced from grapes cultivated in Malta and Gozo designated as "DOK" wines, that is ''Denominazzjoni ta' l-Oriġini Kontrollata''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quality Wines |url=https://agriculture.gov.mt/en/agricultural_directorate/Pages/qualityWines.aspx |website=agriculture.gov.mt |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>