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On the mention of the latter dessert, I don’t expect much more persuasion to visit is necessary. However, for the sake of ensuring your attendance, I’ll continue.
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Opposite George Kenyon Hall – behind Uni Place, you’ll find a campsite of delicious hot and cold food offerings. For hot days, there’s ice cream. For cold, there’s coffee and hot chocolate. The amount of pudding selection is difficult for the sweet-toothed, like me, as there are hot waffles, pancakes with syrup and ice cream, about 12 varieties of fudge brownie, and an array of freshly baked muffins. Due to my unplanned visit I did not have the funds to try everything I wanted to, and only purchased the salted caramel brownie, but may be back for the offer of 4 for £5 - a great idea for some early Christmas gifts for friends.
All of the independent
vendors were friendly and eager to chat and offer tasters. The cheese
stall in particular was great for providing samples and a genuine
knowledge of each taste, I plan to return and stock up in time for a
pre-Christmas cheese & wine evening. Relatives would also
probably appreciate a rare cheese for Christmas, with types ranging
from tangy manchego to deep, earthy Montgomery cheddar. A friend had
introduced me to the blue sheep’s cheese which, after polishing off
with any cheese-holding carb available, drew me to visit the market
itself.
After starting
course-backwards due an irresistible brownie, I moved on to the
‘northwest game’ stall for a hearty venison burger with extra
chilli sauce. It was great to have a meat I wouldn’t usually buy,
and at the reasonable price of £3.50. Other options were the
regulars ‘pheasant nibbles’ and ‘game sausage’, which I
intend on returning to try, as well as their special of wild duck in
plum sauce. At less than a fiver for an innovative lunch you probably
wouldn’t make at home, it would be a crime not to a least have a
look.
As I turned up at almost
3pm, the majority of stalls were packing up so I didn’t see the
market in its full glory. But I did observe the quesadilla van
serving rabbit and chorizo amongst Mexican classics like chilli con
carne. Delighted with my find, I’ll be back again next week.
Term time every Tuesday
10am-3pm.
Opposite George Kenyon
Hall. (Behind Uni Place – keep going through the doors!)
Vendors:
P.S Apologies that this is a very niche Manchester-Student post, broader aimed bloggings to follow!
