The Menu

Leicester City defender Asmita Ale takes on an extended, food-themed instalment of The Menu, sharing dishes from her parents’ native Nepal alongside her own matchday and downtime eating habits. The 23-year-old England Young Lionesses player talks through her pre-match salmon and porridge routine, her reliance on an air fryer for quick home cooking, and a fondness for Nepali staples including sel roti, aloo paratha and pani puri. She also names best friend and former Spurs teammate Eleanor Heeps as the player most likely to secretly order a Deliveroo if handed head-chef duties in a hypothetical restaurant, and settles on chocolate cake as her birthday request from teammates.