Duck Confit - Le Marche du Quartier

Le Marché du Quartier / Borough Market

A family business rooted in the south west of France, Le Marché du Quartier sources fine French food and wine from small-scale French suppliers.

Specialities include goose fat and garlic, confit and cassoulet (available to eat hot at the Market or to take away in tins), poulet de bresse chickens and a wide variety of French cheese.

http://boroughmarket.org.uk

Top Reasons to Visit London Borough Market

Borough Market is one of the largest and oldest wholesale and retail food markets in London.

If you are a food lover, a trip to Borough Market should be on the top of your list.

Start your adventure at Borough Market with a meal at Roast Restaurant.

As I bought a cup of hot Potato and Leek Soup from this stall that prepares their pots of goodness with home-grown ingredients and take my leave from Borough Market, it brought me so much joy and calmness.

But quite inexplicably, this trip to London’s famous Borough introduced me to produce and creations I never thought would be possible, yet at the same time, I see familiar food that are presented and appreciated in different ways.

A Sandwich A Day: Duck Confit from Le Marché du Quartier at ...

I was at Borough Market, walking around after I'd had my requisite chorizo sandwich at Brindisa, when I walked by a huge, steaming paella pot vat of shredded duck.

The duck confit sandwich from Le Marché du Quartier at Borough Market is a study in how to defy the French reputation for small, stuffy plates.

It's a big, somewhat soft roll, erupting with duck confit, and it's quite the bargain at £5 (about $8.15).

And then on goes an extravagant amount of the hot shredded duck full of soft, fatty bits and those crispy edges that are the best part of confit.

The sweeter notes in the mustard tango a bit with the gaminess of the duck.

Eating London – Borough Market's 5 best eats

Given that London is one of the most food market-crazed cities I’ve ever been to, I’m starting this post with a rather dangerous statement: London’s Borough Market is, inarguably, the metropolis’ most famous and popular market.

With stalls at various markets across the city, it’s become a go-to stall for breads and pastries at Borough Market.

It should come as no surprise then that I – along with much of Borough Market’s visitors – have a love for Spanish food flavours.

With a permanent market shop at the heart of Borough Market, Brindisa sells a multitude of typically Spanish ingredients and products, from Iberico and Serrano hams to a wide range of cheese and anchovies.

With less fat and 10% lactose than regular ice cream, Greedy Goat’s creamy flavours include vanilla, chocolate and mango to more decadent options like lemon cheesecake with raspberry ripple and strawberry and balsamic.

Borough Market - What To Eat at London's Most Famous Market

Things are not cheap at Borough Market, but they are high quality, and there is a good assortment of delicious things to try.

At Borough Market you’ll also find plenty of purveyors of fine English cheeses, which you can walk around and often get samples of, and many European styles of cured meats like chorizo, ham, or prosciutto.

Price – 3.75 GBP ($6.32), you can order double chorizo for 4.50 GBP ($7.58), which in hindsight, I would have done, because there was way too much bread to chorizo) Walking around, I didn’t know what to eat next… I admired the rib of beef sandwich from Roast, the salt beef sandwich from Nana Fanny’s, the freshly made pastas, the game meat burgers and sandwiches, and some incredible looking burgers, but finally I settled on the famous duck confit sandwich from Le Marché du Quartier.

When you’re in London, spending a few hours eating through Borough Market is a great idea.

Prices: You could easily spend 20 GBP per person Website: http://boroughmarket.org.uk/ How to get to Borough Market: There are many ways to get to the market, but one of the easiest ways is to take the Underground to London Bridge Station, and follow the exit signs for Borough Market.

A Sandwich A Day: Duck Confit from Le Marché du Quartier at ...

I was at Borough Market, walking around after I'd had my requisite chorizo sandwich at Brindisa, when I walked by a huge, steaming paella pot vat of shredded duck.

The duck confit sandwich from Le Marché du Quartier at Borough Market is a study in how to defy the French reputation for small, stuffy plates.

It's a big, somewhat soft roll, erupting with duck confit, and it's quite the bargain at £5 (about $8.15).

And then on goes an extravagant amount of the hot shredded duck full of soft, fatty bits and those crispy edges that are the best part of confit.

The sweeter notes in the mustard tango a bit with the gaminess of the duck.

Gallery: What to Eat at Borough Market, London | Serious Eats

A celebration of Borough Market: a London icon for a thousand ...

ES Food Newsletter After the horrific and tragic events that unfolded in London Bridge on Saturday night, it’s a vast understatement to say that Borough Market has had a dreadful weekend.

Hook Son serving milk and dairy products at Borough Market (Getty Images) By the Medieval period the market was flourishing, occupying a stretch of Borough High Street every Wednesday and Friday.

Borough Market in 1928 (Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) Once again it flourished in its new guise, and it is estimated that at its peak in 1933 a whopping 14 million gallons of fruit and veg were sold each year from 188 pitches, supplying much of the south of England with produce.

Cheese and meats on sale at Borough Market (Getty Images) The frequency of the markets soon increased, to the point at which Borough now runs six days a week and is also home to numerous restaurants which operate daily.

Le Marché du Quartier serving confit duck at Borough Market (Getty Images) It has nurtured the careers of bakers, makers, farmers and foragers, educated Londoners on the importance of sustainability, sustenance and simply great tasting food, and changed perceptions of what it means to eat well.