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Ftira

Name: Ftira
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Malta
Ingredients: 2 (flat round loaves such as ciabatta) Bread; 1 can Canned tuna; 1 Tomato; 1/4 Onion; 8 Green olives; 2 tsp Capers; 2 tbsp Tomato paste; 2 tbsp Olive oil; A pinch Salt; A pinch Black Pepper

Snack

⏱ 20 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Maltese flatbread filled with tomato paste, tuna, olives, and capers — a sandwich.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Ftira is Malta's traditional flat ring-shaped bread, and its making and culture were inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2020. Split in half, spread with tomato paste, and filled with tuna, olives, capers, onion, and tomato, then drenched in olive oil, it's a staple sandwich for Maltese beaches and lunches.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a Maltese beach in summer, people unwrap flatbread sandwiches from paper and eat them gazing at the sea, fragrant with olive oil.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Bread 2 (flat round loaves such as ciabatta)
Canned tuna 1 can
Tomato 1
Onion 1/4
Green olives 8
Capers 2 tsp
Tomato paste 2 tbsp
Olive oil 2 tbsp
Salt A pinch
Black Pepper A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Halve the bread horizontally and brush the cut sides with olive oil.
Spread the bottom half thinly with tomato paste.
Top with drained tuna, sliced tomato and onion, chopped olives, and capers.
Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with the remaining olive oil.
Close with the top half and press lightly to meld.

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