目的は、コーヒーとサクランボです。イギリスでは、大抵売っていて見かけるサクランボは日本でいうところのアメリカン・チェリーと同じもので、濃い赤のものです。日本で見るような黄色いサクランボもヨーロッパのどこかか、国内のどこかで作っていると思のですが、とんと見かけません...。
ということで、ボロー・マーケットならばあるのではないか、と思ったのでした。
最初に行ったのは、モンマス・コーヒーです。
コーヒー好きの人なら知らない人はいないというくらい、よく知られた店で、本店はコヴェント・ガーデンにあります。
こちらではカフェスペースがより広く取られていて、いい雰囲気でした。
まずはここで、コーヒーをテイクアウトして、家から持ってきた(笑)マドレーヌと一緒に朝ごはんにしました。
こちらではカフェスペースがより広く取られていて、いい雰囲気でした。
まずはここで、コーヒーをテイクアウトして、家から持ってきた(笑)マドレーヌと一緒に朝ごはんにしました。
ハートのコーヒーアートのほうがカフェオレ、はっぱのほうがカフェラテです。
そのあと、野菜や果物のお店をあちこちのぞいたのですが、残念ながら黄色のサクランボは見つかりませんでした...。
というわけで、結局目的を達成できたのは、コーヒーのみでした。
でも、土曜日の朝早く起きて、たくさんの食材を見て歩くのはそれだけでなんだか楽しいものです。
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We went to Borough Market this morning.
Our objective was coffee and cherries - we were after yellow cherries. There must be some yellow ones that are produced in the UK, or at least somewhere in the EU? We thought we would have a chance of finding them, if we went to Borough Market. In Japan, we normally have yellow cherries, so I think there is a bit of a nostalgic element for me.
So, first to Monmouth Coffee. Anyone who claims him/herself a coffee lover in London must know this shop. Their main shop is in Covent Garden, but this branch has got a bigger seating area, and felt more airy and comfortable.
Our objective was coffee and cherries - we were after yellow cherries. There must be some yellow ones that are produced in the UK, or at least somewhere in the EU? We thought we would have a chance of finding them, if we went to Borough Market. In Japan, we normally have yellow cherries, so I think there is a bit of a nostalgic element for me.
So, first to Monmouth Coffee. Anyone who claims him/herself a coffee lover in London must know this shop. Their main shop is in Covent Garden, but this branch has got a bigger seating area, and felt more airy and comfortable.
We had takeaway coffees, and enjoyed them with home-made madeleines..
The one with heart-shaped coffee art is cafe au lait, and the one that looks like a leaf is caffe latte.
The one with heart-shaped coffee art is cafe au lait, and the one that looks like a leaf is caffe latte.
We then walked around in the market, looking for the yellow cherries, ... but we didn't find any :(
So, in the end, we only fulfilled our coffee objective, however, it was still nice and pleasant to get up early on a Saturday morning, and walk around the food market. It was a very pleasant day too, and we left the place before it got too crowded with tourists.
So, in the end, we only fulfilled our coffee objective, however, it was still nice and pleasant to get up early on a Saturday morning, and walk around the food market. It was a very pleasant day too, and we left the place before it got too crowded with tourists.
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