Aged or Just Sitting Around Getting Dusty?

The Borough Market has everything you could ever want to eat or drink.

Fresh scallops, pheasants, wreaths made of dark chocolate, delicate meringues, wild mushrooms, Malaysian curry, hand-made pork pies, bottles of sparkling Prosecco, and wheels of cheese, all in one market place.

Assortment of Mushrooms

One booth showcased a rare red-topped mushroom that looked rather poisonous, but the vendor assured me that all his mushrooms were edible although some varietals could only be eaten ‘once’.

Olives,  plump and colorful.

Lots and lots of cheese.

 (Like Yarg, made in Cornwall, from the milk of Friesian cows.

Wrapped in nettle leaves to mature, forms an edible, though moldy, rind).

 Meats are quite popular.

Maybe it’s the presentation, but I moved quickly to the next booth.

Nope, this wasn’t doing it for me either….I want my meat to look, well, not so much like where it came from.

Ok, moving on.

While queuing up to sample the aged prosciutto, 

overhead the following:

Vendor:  “Blah blah blah aged for blah blah blah, would you like a sample?”

Mother nods her head: “Yes.”

Small girl, looking rather concerned, tugs on Mother’s sweater while pointing to the butchered pig: “Mum-mee, has it really been sitting here for a whole month?”

……vegetarianism is starting to look a little appealing!