Are malt balls made in, or have anything to do with, Malta?

Maltesers were not invented in Malta. Maltesers are spherical malt honeycombs sorrounded by thin milk chocolate layers. Commonly found in Japan, Ireland and the United Kingdom, maltesers are simply a more lighter way of enjoying chocolate. read more

The process of malting is used for a number of products, including flours, malted milk, malt whiskey and malt balls. There are two types of malt powder -- diastatic and nondiastatic. The former involves the process described above, in which active enzymes transform starches into sugars. read more