i did manage to get away from the flat afterall... after the whole blasting of water from the firemen... and sussing out the fault (some electrical fuse for the whole building's electrical supply somehow overloaded and the heat burnt through and melted some wires and casing... still smells dangerously bad in the corridor but at least it is fixed now) and them contacting the power supplier to come sort out the mess... i was given assurance that it would be okay to leave... so i made my way to the farmers market as i had intended... and tried to catch what was left of the day...
tucked behind the Edinburgh Castle, on Castle Terrace, the market presents to the visitor a whole array of choices... organic meats, organic veggies, organic wines, hand-woven woollen jumpers from the sheep's wool from someone's own farm... organic bread just baked in the morning... superb quality cheese and lush strawberries... hand made jams and soaps! i wonder why i never go to the farmers market... that's where you can get some of the best quality produce... check out the producers' list here
given the uncertainty of the electrical supply... i refrained from getting anything that needed refrigeration... so i limited my shopping to a lovely loaf of sour bread from Henderson's, a wee packet of shortbread from them too and a box of huge strawberries (from someone's farm -- i can't remember whose now) to bring to my dinner hosts tonight... and i couldn't resist trying a bit of roasted hog and stuffing in a bun from Reiver Country... (my apologies to the vegetarians out there!)
hmm... definitely not quite the same ambience as the fresh market places in the continent... which is more frequent and has a stronger feeling of locality (or perhaps the 'country-sided authenticity' that you don't get here)... but i still like it... it's nice to know that 'fresh' markets still exist apart from supermarkets...
i will definitely try to go again next weekend... for i am serious about getting some lovely fresh produce next time... and hopefully, there won't be another flat crisis to delay the trip again! (you must be thinking... she's such a frau...)
posted by ~overacuppa~ on Saturday, 18 June, 2005 at 23:16 hrsvery charming!
Posted by: dsd on Sunday, 19 June, 2005 at 03:52 hrsyou must go to the ones in the continent... those are really lovely markets... i so miss them!
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