Home / National Book Prize / Bread & Bakers in Eighteenth-Century Malta Riċerka Storjografika Bread & Bakers in Eighteenth-Century Malta Bread is the most basic means of survival for the majority of early modern society. Similar to other Mediterranean societies, the eighteenth-century Maltese community was held hostage to the acquisition, distribution, processing and consumption of bread. The strict dependence of the Maltese archipelago on grain imports from Sicily is best evinced through the intrigues associated with the efficient distribution of grain supplies. Beyond the well-trodden theme of political intrigues and economic negotiations involved in the acquisition of grain, this book employs the grain-bread cycle to explore various aspects of panivours’ activities that so far have remained unnoticed. Ixtri l-ktieb Midsea Books Riċerka Storjografika 2025 Noel Buttigieg Noel Buttigieg huwa Kap tad-Dipartiment tal-Ġestjoni tat-Turiżmu fl-Università ta’ Malta, u jispeċjalizza fil-wirt kulturali b’interess partikulari fil-kultura tal-ikel. L-aktar pubblikazzjonijiet riċenti tiegħu huma Food and the Pilgrim: Nourishment for Pilgrims and Faith-Based Tourists (Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers, 2023) u Bread and Bakers in Eighteenth-Century Malta (Midsea Books, 2024). Dr Buttigieg kien l-isponsor ewlieni tal-applikazzjoni ta’ suċċess sabiex il-Ftira (ħobż tradizzjonali magħmul bil-ħmira naturali) tiġi inkluża fil-Lista tal-Wirt Kulturali Intanġibbli tal-Umanità tal-UNESCO fl-2020. Dr Buttigieg huwa wieħed mid-diretturi ta’ Taste History Limited, fergħa tal-aġenzija nazzjonali Heritage Malta. NEED ANY HELP? GET IN TOUCH contact us