A kwarezimal (Maltese: kwareżimal; from Italian Quaresima 'Lent') is a traditional Maltese biscuit, usually baked during Lent. It contains flour, sugar...

with frosting and decorated with glacè cherries and melted chocolate) Kwareżimal (Lenten almond biscuit scented with the zest of orange, lemon and Maltese...

cuisine Lent in Malta § Traditional food eaten throughout the period Kwareżimal – Lent cake Atole Capirotada – usually eaten during the Lenten period...

strongest seasonal variations are seen in desserts and sweets. Prinjolata, kwareżimal, karamelli tal-ħarrub, ftira tar-Randan, figolla and qagħaq tal-għasel...

roasted almonds and sprinkled with sesame seeds, and honey cakes known as kwareżimal (the name referring to the quadragesima, or 40 days of Lent). On Easter...