Best Gifts for Maltese Expats Missing Home
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Leaving Malta doesn’t mean leaving behind the jokes, the food cravings, or that deep love for our tiny but mighty island.
If you have a Maltese friend living abroad (or you are one yourself), finding a gift that feels like a little piece of home can mean everything.
Here’s a list of the best gifts for Maltese expats missing Malta (besides an Air Malta flight ticket, obviously):
1. A Bold Maltese T-Shirt
There’s nothing like wearing your roots on your sleeve... or your chest.
A cheeky T-shirt from Ajma Mela (think slogans like "Ajma, Calm Down" or "Moved for the Pastizzi") is a perfect way to carry Malta with you — and spark a few curious conversations abroad.
2. Maltese Food Hampers
Cisk, Kinnie, pastizzi, gbejna...
Food is comfort, and comfort is priceless.
Look for companies that ship Maltese food hampers internationally, or better yet — pack a few essentials yourself.
3. Maltese Cookbooks
If you can't stroll into a Pastizzeria anymore, you might as well learn to recreate it at home.
A Maltese cookbook makes a thoughtful (and delicious) gift for any expat who misses nan’s cooking.
4. Traditional Maltese Cross Jewellery
Elegant, meaningful, and recognisably Maltese — a cross pendant or charm is a small but powerful reminder of home.
5. Home Decor With a Maltese Twist
Tiles, luzzu boats, traditional balconies — a framed Maltese print or handmade ceramic piece can add a splash of Malta to any foreign flat.
6. Anything That Says "Ajma!"
Honestly, nothing feels more authentically Maltese than a big, bold AJMA! emblazoned across your chest.
It’s a feeling. It’s an attitude. And it belongs everywhere — Melbourne, Manchester, Montréal — wherever Maltese spirit lives.
Final Thought: Home Is a Feeling
No matter where life takes us, Malta stays stitched into who we are.
A good gift reminds us of Sunday lunches, festas, beach days, and chaotic traffic jams we secretly miss.
At Ajma Mela, we turn that feeling into fashion.
👉 [Shop the Ajma Mela Collection for the perfect expat gift!]