This morning, before he left to go buy bread from the baker, Dad asked me if I wanted Żeppoli.
My answer was "Huh?" so he explained that they are sort of like doughnuts, with cream, and cherry and chocolate chips. He also explained that they are made for St. Joseph's Day, which is today, March 19th (I didn't know that either, don't follow these things any more).
The description sounded good except for the cherry chips (don't like cherry) so I decided that I would try one. In the meantime, I did a little Googling, and found a great article on Zeppole, as they are called in Italy.
In a moment of linguistic inspiration I made the connection between Żeppoli and Gużeppi (Maltese name for Joseph), although originally of course it was derived from the Italian Giuseppe.
Kinda shameful that I have lived in Malta all my life and still don't know things like this, but on the other hand, it means that there is always something new to learn :-)
Unfortunately, Dad came back minus the Żeppoli... the baker didn't make any, and the other shop he tried had sold out already.
Oh well, maybe I'll get to taste some next year.
Jien ili nghix hawn 26 sena u ma nafx x'inhu dan iz-Zeppoli! Forsi jekk nara xi ritratt ninduna ghal x'hiex qed tirreferi, ghandu xi kelma ohra forsi?
....Bhal dan iz-zmien joghgobni hafna l-Kwarezimal...dak zgur naf x'inhu :)
Posted by: koncetta | March 19, 2005 at 15:20
Jien ghadni ma rajthomx!!! :-) Imma sibt xi ritratti hawn u hawn.
Mmmm...
Posted by: MaltaGirl | March 19, 2005 at 16:11
They look yummy! I printed out the recipe and placed it in on the kitchen table in the hope that my mother will take the hint and make us some =D I won't dare to make them since I'm not too keen on frying things lol
Posted by: Lena | March 20, 2005 at 20:30
Lol!!!
Posted by: MaltaGirl | March 20, 2005 at 21:05