The Virtual Pub
Come Inside... => The Restaurant => Topic started by: Pastis on December 05, 2009, 05:23:54 PM
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In spite of a few sherberts last night I was up at a reasonable hour. Needed some exercise and needed some fresh veg for the hot pot later so, killing two birds with one stone, decided to bike it over to a market. I've often biked it over to the Borough market but this morning it was going to be the East Street market ~ it has to be done early before things get ugly scared2:
Cosmopolitan doesn't begin to describe it; it was heaving with all sorts from everywhere ~ Chinese making fresh noodles and dim sun, a new Caribbean food stall called O'bama's offering 'american sandwiches ~ over stuffed', wet fish stalls, tat, Christmas tat, clothing ~ one gent proclaiming 'All brand new; none of yer ol' rubbish. Come on you bargain 'unters' ~ and a host of different fruit and veg stalls.
Apparently it hosts over 200 stalls and is a relative newcomer - since 1880 - and also prides itself as the birthplace of one Charlie Chaplin.
I had to wait my turn for the veg as an old boy on a motability scooter was being served; it went something like this:
"Mornin' Bert! 'Ow are yer?"
"K" says Bert from his seat.
"What can I getcha?"
"Some o' them" says Bert, pointing.
"Clementines? How many?"
"Nicker's wurf"
"Anything else?"
"Yeah. Some o' them". Bert points again.
"Nanas? How many?"
"Nicker's wurf"
"Ok. Anything else, Bert?"
"What's them?"
"Kiwi fruit, Bert"
"Kiwi's a fuckin' bird in't it?"
"It's fruit Bert!"
"Piss orf"
"So that's all, Bert?"
"Yeah. 'Ow much then?"
"Two nicker, Bert."
"K"
And with that eeek: I buy the veggies lol:
I like markets cloud9:
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sad24: I miss markets ~ they are not the same here.
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I thought this was about meerkats... redface:
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Some people are so influenced by puppets noooo:
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Good old traditional markets are fab but now there are the plethora of German Christmas markets , French food stalls, Caribbean food tents etc that pop up everywhere - these can often only constitute about 5 stalls but they advertise themselves as 'markets'.
noooo:
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Our local Farmers' Markets are like that. 5 stalls selling over=priced shite noooo:
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There's a "Farmers Market" up at the Oval every Saturday (not in the ground ::), over the road by the church). Very mixed and barely Farmers, some supposedly organic veg (covered in soil), Portuguese savouries, Caribbean confectionery, ugly eggs eeek:, homemade pies, a Cr?perie & Galette stall eyes:, and best of all the Giggly Pig ~ bangers in a bun.
http://www.gigglypig.co.uk/gallery/pics/large/17.jpg
Also there's a baker who's manages to sell loaves of bread at 3 quid a pop eeek:
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AS I said, overpriced noooo:
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Went to one this morning - a jewellery market to get my sil her Crimbo presents - troll beads eeek:
23 pound for a single glass bead in the shop eeek:
Complete with a glossy brochure to help you create a wish list that you leave with them
Strikes me as very lucrative
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Went to one this morning - a jewellery market to get my sil her Crimbo presents - troll beads eeek:
23 pound for a single glass bead in the shop eeek:
Complete with a glossy brochure to help you create a wish list that you leave with them
Strikes me as very lucrative
Those that teach jewellery making could also make a fortune from it. Better yet they also get to sell things they make at Craft Fairs and the like ~ When they are not making and selling soap that is. whistle: