Borough Market Christmas Gift Guide

The Borough Market

CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE

BOROUGH MARKET 8 Southwark Street London SE1 1TL boroughmarket.org.uk

The Borough Market

CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE Borough Market is famous for its Christmas produce – the meat, fish, cheese, drinks and seasonal vegetables that will elevate your Christmas dinners and Boxing Day buffets to unmatched heights. But it’s also a perfect place to pick up gifts for your food-loving friends and family.

The suggestions you’ll find in this short guide are just the tip of a vast iceberg, but hopefully they’ll serve to inspire a more thorough exploration of the Market. Don’t hesitate to ask traders for their suggestions – they’re the real experts, and they won’t be short of a tip or two.

Make sure you stop by The Borough Market Store in Three Crown Square to pick up a jute bag to pack your items in. Borough’s own personal shopping assistant is also on hand this festive season if you want some extra help: boroughmarket.org.uk/personal-shopping

For the CHEESE LOVER At Borough Market, the challenge isn’t choosing great cheese to buy, it’s deciding which of the dozens of exceptional British and European cheeses to leave behind. This tiny selection from a handful of traders is nicely varied but very far from conclusive!

RIBBLESDALE BLUE GOAT’S CHEESE

from Heritage Cheese RED COW PARMIGIANO REGGIANO

from Bianca Mora MONT D’OR BABY

from Une Normande a Londres UBRIACO CLASSICO

from L’Ubriaco Drunk Cheese 12-MONTH AGED COMTÉ

from Borough Cheese Company

For the VEGAN The Market’s diverse trader community is home to stalls and stands that fit with a wide variety of personal principles and dietary needs. That includes plenty of treats that serve a plant-based diet without compromising on texture and taste.

VEGAN MUSHROOM PÂTÉ

from Pâté Moi VEGAN ACHARS (PICKLES)

from Temptings ORGANIC SALTED ALMONDS

from Food & Forest PEANUT BUTTER DATE CARAMEL CUPS

from The Free From Bakehouse COCONUT CARDAMOM CASHEW BUTTER

from ButterNut of London

For the HEAT SEEKER In the winter months, these chilli-based products are guaranteed to warm you up from the inside out. In the Borough Market style, all of them have been created with an emphasis on flavour as well as an enjoyable blast of heat.

WINTER CHILLI SAUCE

from Wiltshire Chilli Farm CURRY MANGO CHUTNEY

from De la Grenade ’ NDUJA

from De Calabria CHILLI BOX

from Spice Mountain PEPERONCINO EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL

from Gastronomica

For the SWEET TOOTH Christmas sweets don’t begin and end with the same old big-brand selection boxes.

Borough’s traders offer beautiful handmade alternatives produced with love and creativity by talented people (or, in the case of the honey, bees).

SALTED CARAMEL TRUFFLES

from So Chocolicious DEVON FLOWERS HONEY

from From Field and Flower FILLED MEDJOOL DATES

from Date Sultan CHAI LATTE FUDGE

from Whirld SUGARED ALMONDS

from Maggio’s

For the HOME CHEF Packed with fresh produce, Borough Market is a paradise for anyone who loves cooking at home. It’s also a great place to buy those people gifts, from high-quality kitchenwares to essential store cupboard ingredients.

BREAD ESSENTIALS KIT

from Borough Kitchen BOROUGH MARKET APRON

from The Borough Market Store PESTLE AND MORTAR SET

from Oliveology DUETTO DORICA EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL AND BALSAMIC VINEGAR SET

from The Olive Oil Company SCOTCH BONNET CHILLI & PIMENTO SALT

from Pimento Hill

For the SAVOURY SNACKER Help your loved ones fill the empty hours between big festive feasts with these moreish savoury snacks. Serve with a classic film and a little something from the drinks cabinet.

TRUFFLE MAYONNAISE

from Tartufaia PITTED GREEN OLIVES STUFFED WITH PARSLEY, TARRAGON, GARLIC & LEMON JUICE

from Borough Olives GENTLE GARLIC SALAMI

from Northfield Farm SARDINES IN OLIVE OIL

from The Tinned Fish Market CRACKER KITCHEN FOUR-SEED CRACKERS WITH OLIVE OIL & SEA SALT

from Cinnamon Tree Bakery

BOROUGH MARKET ONLINE Visiting the Market is always the most enjoyable way to shop, but many of our traders also offer online delivery services: boroughmarket.org.uk/online-shop-directory TRADER GIFTS & HAMPERS If you’re on the hunt for gifts and hampers, we’ve compiled some options from our traders: boroughmarket.org.uk/trader-hampers CHRISTMAS OPENING TIMES Find a full list of our Christmas and New Year opening times on our website: boroughmarket.org.uk/christmas-opening