#kappacasein

Days 5 & 6—Borough Market. Ohhhh, Borough Market. I don’t even have the words to describe the sensory feast that is this incredible outdoor market. We came here for lunch two days in a row, and my biggest regret is that we didn’t eat here EVERY day.

Our first taste (literally) was from a charcuterie stall with the most incredible variety of sausages. We tried everything from a wild venison salami to a delicious nduja, and picked out four or five that we wanted to buy -- but the clerk very nicely reminded us of US Customs regulations on bringing back food products and we had to walk away. 

Our next visit was to the cider booth. I left David there for a minute and asked him to pick one for us to share...I came back to three! Not that I minded at all. The ginger beer + cider (the cloudy one in the above photo) was probably one of the best things I had to drink on this trip, and I’m dying to recreate it at home. We actually visited them both days, because that ginger/cider concoction was THAT good.

For lunch on the first visit, we had to visit the famous Kappacasein stall and try the cheese toastie. A combination of cheddar, comté and Ogleshield cheeses, with leeks, garlic & onion on buttery grilled sourdough...I can’t do it justice. They also had raclette potatoes, which looked incredible, but I can only handle so much cheese:

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On the second visit, we had the wild Scottish venison burger with caramelized onion, bacon jam & Gouda from the Furness Food Hut. Being from a family of hunters, I’ve eaten plenty of venison in my life but never anything quite like this -- incredibly juicy, tender and rich, I ate it while perched on the wall outside Southwark Cathedral. I think I still have a little spot of grease from where it dripped onto my jeans, but I don’t even care because it was THAT good. 

The salted caramel and honeycomb doughnut from Bread Ahead was probably the best doughnut I’ve ever had, and I am on a quest to replicate it. I could have eaten the caramel créme with a spoon! We also had the lightest, airest macarons from another bakery, but I can’t remember the name. I’m still daydreaming about all the food I didn’t get to try....

[England London] Borough Market

Borough Market (London, England) KAPPACASEIN Raclette

After meeting up with T at the crack of dawn (well, 8:45 am) for doughnuts at St John Bakery, we walked over to Borough Market. It’s usually ridiculously crowded but because of the cold weather, the market was pretty dead. Which means…no line at Kappacasein! I got the raclette, of course. Melted Ogleshield cheese, new potatoes, gherkins/cornichons, and pickled onions. It really doesn’t get better than this, you guys.