Diversity Through Food

Many markets, many weird and wonderful foods!

Goldborne Market: Located just next to Portobello, caters to much much more local customers

Portobello Market: World Renknown, began as a fresh foods market in the 19th century

Borough Market: Traditionally English Cuisine, one of largest and oldest food markets in the world.

Brixton maret: Dates back to 1870, African and Carribean produce

Borough Market

Near London Bridge the oldest bridge in London

Golborne Road Market

Near the much more famous portobello

Very local, doesn't even have signs to guide customers!

Morrocan and Portugese food

Golborne Road (Cont...)

Popular Kebab stand

Again shows the extent of diversity and cultural heterogeinity of London food markets

Portobello Road

Not only Arab Cuisine in London, but also European

German Cuisine: Stall vendor making chicken burger

Spanish Stall at Portobello road

Traditional Spanish Cuisine

Jamon Jamon Paela, Traditional Spanish Paella

Borough Market

Around since the 13th Century (so pretty old!)

Traditional British cuisine

*Below, Pie shop and salesman, Borough Market.

But...

Also international food, such as Turkish coffee, Spanish chorizo, olives from Greece, giant North Sea prawns

*Below: Chorizo Sandwich fromTapas Brindasa Spanish Food Shop

Diversity not only with foreign markets, but traditional markets also trading foregin food

Shows how international influence affect British culture and English eating habits.

Chinatown

Originally at London's East End, but destroyed by WWII blitz

Post War popularity for Chinese foods, and reputation for new and exciting foods mean't Chinatown moved to West End

(Below) Roast Duck Specialists, Chinatown, London

Brick Lane

Brick Lane famous for it's street food; Sri Lankan food, Thai food, Turkish Delight and much more

Sri Lankan Curry Vendor

Whitechapel Market

Fruit, fish, spices, cleaning and produce that even people who live here (unless from Bangladesh) can't pronounce

So what?

A wide range of cultural hubs spannig the breadth of London

Food is how those hubs are expressed, from Chinatown in the west end, to Brick Lane in central london,

Borough market the oldest (and most English market) becoming international

Shows the influence these food hubs have had on traditional english markets

Food is cheap and good, which is why everyone in London has tried at least something from a different part of the world