A huge part of Maltese tradition that has now almost been lost is that of street vendors going round many villages across Malta and Gozo selling all kinds of different product.

They used to arrive in a particular street and they would shout off the top of their lungs to announce that they have arrived. Housewives and children would all come rushing out to buy whatever they needed.

Such street vendors originally started out selling their products on donkey or horse drawn carts but such vehicles were later replaced with vans and trucks.

One such street vendor was ‘Cappura’ who used to go around in his van selling potato chips that he was to fry right there in his van.  

A photo of him with his van was uploaded to the nostalgia page, ‘Zurrieq and its Surroundings’ and many soon commented about how much they used to love buying from him and how delicious his chips were.

Do you think street vendors in Malta should make a comeback?

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