Saint Patrice
Patriżju is spoken in a fictitious country : Saint Patrice, an archipelago located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sardinia and the Balearic Islands.
The Saint Patrice archipelago (Sanġ Patriżju in Patriżju) has an area of 388 square kilometres for an estimated population of 462,000 inhabitants. It consists of four islands :
- Sanġ Patriżju, the largest and most populous island. The capital of the Saint Patrice archipelago (Sanġ Patriżju) is located on this island.
- Xamxaditta, the second largest island. Its main town is Portu-Ġanku ;
- Kallenta ; its main town is Ib-Borġ ;
- And finally Falina, the smallest island ; its main town is Sanġ Ġuljan.
Here is a map of the Saint Patrice archipelago :
The flag of Saint Patrice
The flag of Saint Patrice is made of following three features :
- the Swiss cross that reminds the Romansh origin of the language;
- the waves and the blue colour that represent the sea that surrounds the country ;
- and the red colour that represents the volcanic soil of the archipelago.
The currency of Saint Patrice
Saint Patrice does not use the euro, but the lira. 1 euro is worth around 100 liras.
There are coins of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 liras and banknotes of 500, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000, 10,000 and 20,000 liras.
The Saint Patrice cuisine
Here are some mouth-watering specialties from Saint Patrice. The Saint Patrice cuisine is a condensed version of the Mediterranean, North African and Middle East cuisines. Bon appétit !
aġwar |
kind of ajvar (relish made of red peppers) |
aljotta |
garlic cream |
amajna |
savoury peanut butter |
arga |
kind of ouzo/raki |
arrussa |
kind of paella |
awwejna |
hazelnut paste |
axxam |
chilli powder |
bataxxam |
kind of patatas bravas |
biranġlu |
aubergine (eggplant) salads and appetizers |
ċapril |
sweet goat milk |
ċarbas |
meat grilling (barbecued meat) |
ċarberija |
restaurant specialised in ċarbas |
ċebbja |
minced meat |
ċorz |
kind of chorizo |
ċurzada |
meal made of ċorz and beans |
dawra |
kind of goat cheese |
dulmà |
kind of dolmades |
dumatella |
garlicky tomato purée |
durma |
kind of tarama |
dzajk |
kind of tzatziki |
filfla |
kind of falafel |
fistuġ |
pistachio paste |
fliffa |
kind of cheese ‘cigarette’ |
gajzin |
kind of tiropita (cheese turnover) |
galżun |
kind of turnover filled with meat, cheese, fish, fruits or vegetables |
ġbejxa |
cheesy sauce |
ġezzir |
kind of goat cheese |
ħamsu |
kind of hard nougat |
ħobba |
Arab bread |
ħums |
kind of hummus |
kawettina |
sweet peanut butter |
kniss |
kind of thin and short noodles |
knissada |
kind of fideuà |
kufta |
kind of kofta (meatballs) |
kulxar |
black nougat |
labbrinż |
sweet turnover filled with almond paste |
laħk |
kind of alcohol |
lifletta |
flaky pastry |
lwant |
kind of halwa |
majnda |
almond paste |
mazza |
kind of mezze |
mlajk |
condensed milk |
naċċojja |
anchovy spread |
nusna |
walnut paste |
ozbja |
sesame bread |
padda |
kind of pita bread |
paddetta |
kind of pancake |
palmira |
kind of dessert |
qajm |
sour cream |
qiddal da fistuġ |
pound cake covered with pistachio paste |
qiddal da majnda |
pound cake covered with almond paste |
qiddal da nusna |
pound cake covered with walnut paste |
qiddal d’awwejna |
pound cake covered with hazelnut paste |
rizzu |
meal made of orzo, cheese and qajm |
serż |
Greek style yogurt |
srix |
glazing for pastries |
taflija |
kind of turrón (Spanish style nougat) |
tanġerija |
restaurant specialised in grilled meaty, brochettes, etc |
truċċetta |
kind of spiced sausage |
tulfin |
kind of nougat |
ujjun |
pastry made of flaky pastry, egg yolks, sugar and pistachioes |
urżada |
kind of horchata |
xkurdja |
garlic paste with potatoes |
xlixa |
lamb brochette |
xlixerija |
restaurant specialised in xlixas |
żejtuna (njera / vedra) |
(black / green) olive spread |
żorx |
kind of risotto |
żuffriju |
kind of rice pudding with saffron |