The Menu: Maria Farrugia

Malta international Maria Farrugia becomes the SK Locker Room’s first Maltese entrant into The Menu, having moved south this summer from the North East, where her senior career began with Sunderland and Durham, to fellow Championship side Lewes. The 22-year-old attacker, who arrived in England from Malta at 16, recommends home favourites bragioli and pastizzi to readers wanting to sample Maltese cuisine, alongside more familiar pre-match pasta and a treat-meal steak and chips. She reveals a simple approach in the kitchen, a go-to salmon dish for visiting teammates, and a soft spot for chocolate birthday cake. A light, personal profile of a player settling into life at Lewes’ Dripping Pan home ground after her switch across the Championship.