Bajtra

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Bajtra is a liqueur made from prickly pears in Malta .

Word origin

Bajtra is originally the Maltese name for Opuntia ficus-indica , a Central American cactus species , and its fruits. In Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland, these fruits are known as prickly pears. From this linguistic root , Bajtra also describes the liqueur made from these fruits.

The prickly pear Opuntia ficus-indica ( Maltese bajtar tax-xewk ) was introduced to Malta in the late 15th century. There it grows as a neophyte mostly wild between the dry stone walls and on dirt roads.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pawlu Bugeja : Kelmet il-Malti. Maltese-English dictionary. Grima, Marsa 1988, p. 9
  2. ↑ Insight Guides: Explore Malta. Apa Publications (UK), 2016 (English)
  3. ↑ cf. Field name Tal-Bajtra in Żurrieq , House of Commons : Sessional Papers , Volume 10 (1971) p. 40.