Borough market was unlike any of the other ones we have seen so far. This one was solely centered around food! As soon as you enter it is bustling full of people and all five of your sense are immediately pinging glorious food options from every direction.
If I could’ve bought one of everything, I would have. The booths selling cheeses caught my attention quickly (I love dairy, sue me) and my eyes turned into cartoon hearts popping out of my head. I also found myself levitating over to where the sourdough booth was. There was an abundance of freshly baked loaves of sourdough as well as hand made Bavarian pretzels. If you’re a fan of sourdough, then you know just how much time and effort it takes to make one loaf, let alone mass produce it.
I then made my way over to the area selling hot meals. I wandered back and forth over and over again because I simply couldn’t decide what I wanted for lunch, I wanted everything. I was in awe of not only the amount of booths there were but the diversity. For the first time in my life I saw people selling Iraqi cuisine, Japanese food, BBQ, seafood, and more side by side.
Of course, the dairy freak that I am, I got a heaping of mac and cheese with au gratin. Was it delicious? yes. Was I immediately bloated and exhausted afterwards? also yes. Would I make the same decision given a second chance? HELL yes.
I did however get a bit overstimulated. I don’t do well in shoulder-to-shoulder crowds where I feel like I can’t move. There was no available seating to eat and the line for the bathroom was miserably long. I did however, still think it was worth it and I had a great time with some great eats.
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