Bigilla

Bigilla is a traditional Maltese dish, made of mashed beans, olive oil, salt and red pepper.[1] It is usually served as a dip. 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
Bowl of bigilla (the one at right of the bread rolls)
Type	Dip or spread
Course	Snack or hors d'oeuvre
Place of origin	Malta
Main ingredients	Tic beans
Cookbook: Bigilla

Bigilla is served as a snack or an hors d'oeuvre and is usually eaten as a spread.

References

Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia. ABC CLIO. p. 233.

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See also	List of bean soups
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