Borough Market: a stroll through London's larder

Gathering the best of British and foreign produce all under one roof, it's one of the great gastronomic destinations in Europe. Take a trip to south London one Saturday morning, and give your tastebuds a treat...

Nibbles of creamy Caerphilly cheese, slices of spicy Spanish chorizo, slurps of hot Norfolk cider and finger-licking morsels of sticky French pastries - your first visit to Borough market is like dying and going to gourmet heaven.

From far and wide, food lovers converge on this south London culinary oasis to buy the best of British produce, stock up on exotic delicacies and sample some of the finest foods from around the world.

Thankfully, whether or not you're shopping for that special - maybe romantic - dinner party, most stalls in the small, covered market on Southwark street offer visitors a taste of their mouth-watering treats.

As you meander through stalls offering organic Scottish beef, wild game of every description, plump Greek olives, finely cured Sardinian hams, juicy Caribbean mangoes, fresh organic vegetables and still-warm French breads, you can't help but stock up on a feast of your favourite foods. And you'll probably find yourself ravenously hungry.

Luckily, the 50 or so stalls are dotted with vendors selling sizzling snacks such as wild venison burgers, barbecued chorizo-and-rocket rolls, and good-old London pie-and-mash. And for the sweet-toothed among us: crepes dripping with home-made honey, chunks of creamy Devon fudge and luxury hand-made chocolates.

250 years of Borough

There's been a fruit and vegetable market on this same 4.5-acre site since its establishment by Act of Parliament in 1754. In the Victorian era it gained its nickname of 'London's larder'. Ships from all over the world unloaded their produce straight into the market from London Bridge docks.

Friends recommend:

•  Meat lovers The Ginger Pig sells a fabulous range of plump sausages made from pork lovingly reared on a small Nottinghamshire family-run farm. Banging bangers.

•  Fish lovers The Handmade Fish Co from the Isle of Shetland produces sensationally fresh organic fish, and a range of smoked fish products made on its premises.

•  Beer lovers Boasting a huge range of bottled beers, many of them organic, Utobeer is a must for lovers of the golden nectar.

•  Spice lovers Mrs Bassas' Indian Kitchen is crammed with authentic sauces that will help rev up your Roghan Josh and put va-va-voom in your vindaloo.

•  Bread lovers Flour Power City brings tasty, freshly baked bread of every shape, size and style to market every Saturday. Dough!

•  Cheese lovers Gorwydd Farm Cheese is a Welsh, award-winning producer of Caerphilly cheese. Creamily delicious.

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