Maltese Widow’s Soup

I came across another use for borage in Malta, where the flowers grow in abundance wild along stone walls and it is traditional to strew it on bowls of ‘widow’s soup’, soppa tal-armla. This is a substantial vegetable soup, almost a stew, in which a small fresh farm-made cheese called gbejniet is also served.

This recipe, suitable for widows, married couples, bachelors or anyone else you happen to invite for lunch, is based on the version in the Caruana Galizia sisters’