"Pastizzi", small pastries filled with ricotta or mushy peas, are the national dish of which country?

A pastizz (plural pastizzi) is a traditional savoury pastry from Malta. Pastizzi usually have a filling either of ricotta or mushy peas. Pastizzi are a popular, traditional and well-known Maltese food.

Pastizzi are usually diamond-shaped or round-shaped and made with a pastry very much like the Greek phyllo pastry (although there is also a puff pastry version). The pastry is folded in different ways according to the filling. They are typically baked on metal trays in electric or gas ovens in a pastizzeria. They are also sold in bars, cafes and by street vendors.