It is a dish of cooked macaroni and a mixture of egg and milk with additional ingredients like meats, vegetables or fish.

[citation needed] In Malta, a baked dish called imqarrun is made with macaroni, bolognese style meat sauce and egg.

Other versions add chicken livers, hard boiled eggs, peas and bacon.

The macaroni is usually topped with a layer of grated cheese or besciamella (béchamel) that will melt during the baking process and help to bind and set the pasta.

The Indonesian version is usually made with cheese and meat (smoked beef is widely used, alternatively sausage or tuna.