tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440862737324336414.post4025925315118434276..comments2024-02-03T08:26:12.051+01:00Comments on Anecdotes from Malta: The Cricket (Il-Grillu)Sukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487950966823492140noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440862737324336414.post-55033284060578092992009-07-12T02:25:14.205+02:002009-07-12T02:25:14.205+02:00the sound of crickets on a hot summer's night ...the sound of crickets on a hot summer's night is one of the things I miss about Malta, believe it or not!clare @ the pretty walrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17463034859576633428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440862737324336414.post-6496544323998577502009-06-28T16:18:04.808+02:002009-06-28T16:18:04.808+02:00The word in Maltese for cricket is very similar to...The word in Maltese for cricket is very similar to the one in Spanish: "Grillo" I like them a lot :) and cicadas too :)whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231884637692876338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440862737324336414.post-19569326341002271692009-06-26T13:27:08.569+02:002009-06-26T13:27:08.569+02:00La cicala and il grillo, as we call them in Italy....La cicala and il grillo, as we call them in Italy... two insects that make a Summer. I remember that when I was a child we once had a tiny wooden cage where we kept a cricket... yes just like in China and Japan where it is normal to keep a cricket as a pet. I don't remember what happened to it later... very probably we must have set it free. <br />Sue.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05544319811636783606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440862737324336414.post-86291662851899680892009-06-25T16:44:31.128+02:002009-06-25T16:44:31.128+02:00Hi Dina. Most of the Gozitan restaurants sell it. ...Hi Dina. Most of the Gozitan restaurants sell it. Cafe Jubilee is one of them. I made the fig ice-cream last week. Was really yummy. I'll post the recipe as soon as I can.Sukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487950966823492140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440862737324336414.post-31115465912942129782009-06-25T16:34:29.465+02:002009-06-25T16:34:29.465+02:00Very interesting, even I thought that it was just ...Very interesting, even I thought that it was just one insect. For me the sound is associated with the maltese summers. <br /><br />I never tried fig ice-cream. Do you find this on our island? where?Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915306323006971277noreply@blogger.com