Bigilla

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

Bigilla is a traditional Maltese dish, made of mashed beans. 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 is served as a snack or an hors d'oeuvre and is usually eaten as a spread.