I woke this morning at 5am, struggled to get back to sleep and eventually dragged myself out of bed at 6.30. I suspect the tension of moving country had something to do with it. Maybe it was also because this morning was my last chance to visit Mahon Farmers' Market before heading to Sweden?
This is where I buy my food.
This morning, the lovely pink shirt clad 'Rocket Man' in the photo sold me my lunch, which turned out to be dinner when lunch got sidetracked by packing. Stomach comforting, whole food goodness. Thank you Rocket Man.
Almost every Thursday morning I can be found at this market. I think it is one of the best in the country. It is dedicated almost entirely to food, with a couple of flower stalls thrown in, just to cheer us up. There are 3 or 4 excellent coffee & cake stalls, of course, to keep the punters awake & sugar fuelled, but more importantly for me, there is an organic meat and eggs stall. Organic, local, grass fed beef, chicken and lamb. Wow. I love it and do a little dance inside my head as I give my hard earned euros directly into the hand of the farmer. Alongside Dan Aherne's meat, there is the local veg grower, so fresh you can tell their produce was picked that morning. The Real Olive Co. provide the most delicious buffalo mozzarella I've ever had, from their very own buffalo reared in Toonsbridge, West Cork. I could go on and on about how incredible the food is there. On a sunny day it's one of my favourite places to be. On a wet day, the stallholders retreat indoors, so no matter the weather, you can always buy this kind of incredibly good food.
How will Malmo compare?
Will I be able to eat as well as I do here, without blowing the budget?
We leave our little house in Cork tomorrow and depart for France on a ferry from Rosslare on Saturday. Then comes a 3 day road trip. Bring it on.
This is where I buy my food.
This morning, the lovely pink shirt clad 'Rocket Man' in the photo sold me my lunch, which turned out to be dinner when lunch got sidetracked by packing. Stomach comforting, whole food goodness. Thank you Rocket Man.
Almost every Thursday morning I can be found at this market. I think it is one of the best in the country. It is dedicated almost entirely to food, with a couple of flower stalls thrown in, just to cheer us up. There are 3 or 4 excellent coffee & cake stalls, of course, to keep the punters awake & sugar fuelled, but more importantly for me, there is an organic meat and eggs stall. Organic, local, grass fed beef, chicken and lamb. Wow. I love it and do a little dance inside my head as I give my hard earned euros directly into the hand of the farmer. Alongside Dan Aherne's meat, there is the local veg grower, so fresh you can tell their produce was picked that morning. The Real Olive Co. provide the most delicious buffalo mozzarella I've ever had, from their very own buffalo reared in Toonsbridge, West Cork. I could go on and on about how incredible the food is there. On a sunny day it's one of my favourite places to be. On a wet day, the stallholders retreat indoors, so no matter the weather, you can always buy this kind of incredibly good food.
How will Malmo compare?
Will I be able to eat as well as I do here, without blowing the budget?
We leave our little house in Cork tomorrow and depart for France on a ferry from Rosslare on Saturday. Then comes a 3 day road trip. Bring it on.
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