Diversity Through Food
Many markets, many weird and wonderful foods!
Goldborne Market: Located just next to Portobello, caters to much much more local customers
Portobello Market: World Renknown, began as a fresh foods market in the 19th century
Borough Market: Traditionally English Cuisine, one of largest and oldest food markets in the world.
Brixton maret: Dates back to 1870, African and Carribean produce
Borough Market
Near London Bridge the oldest bridge in London
Golborne Road Market
Near the much more famous portobello
Very local, doesn't even have signs to guide customers!
Morrocan and Portugese food
Golborne Road (Cont...)
Popular Kebab stand
Again shows the extent of diversity and cultural heterogeinity of London food markets
Portobello Road
Not only Arab Cuisine in London, but also European
German Cuisine: Stall vendor making chicken burger
Spanish Stall at Portobello road
Traditional Spanish Cuisine
Jamon Jamon Paela, Traditional Spanish Paella
Borough Market
Around since the 13th Century (so pretty old!)
Traditional British cuisine
*Below, Pie shop and salesman, Borough Market.
But...
Also international food, such as Turkish coffee, Spanish chorizo, olives from Greece, giant North Sea prawns
*Below: Chorizo Sandwich fromTapas Brindasa Spanish Food Shop
Diversity not only with foreign markets, but traditional markets also trading foregin food
Shows how international influence affect British culture and English eating habits.
Chinatown
Originally at London's East End, but destroyed by WWII blitz
Post War popularity for Chinese foods, and reputation for new and exciting foods mean't Chinatown moved to West End
(Below) Roast Duck Specialists, Chinatown, London
Brick Lane
Brick Lane famous for it's street food; Sri Lankan food, Thai food, Turkish Delight and much more
Sri Lankan Curry Vendor
Whitechapel Market
Fruit, fish, spices, cleaning and produce that even people who live here (unless from Bangladesh) can't pronounce
So what?
A wide range of cultural hubs spannig the breadth of London
Food is how those hubs are expressed, from Chinatown in the west end, to Brick Lane in central london,
Borough market the oldest (and most English market) becoming international
Shows the influence these food hubs have had on traditional english markets
Food is cheap and good, which is why everyone in London has tried at least something from a different part of the world
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